Lecythidaceae
Rhaptopetalum

Rhaptopetalum pachyphyllum Engl.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 2): 475 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2015). A revision of African Lecythidaceae. Kew Bulletin 70(1; 6): 1-68.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2015). A revision of African Lecythidaceae. Kew Bulletin 70(1; 6): 1-68.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1977 Tessman, G. [720], Equatorial Guinea K000425971 syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Binuyo, A. [35094], Cameroon K000094503 No
Jan 1, 1977 Binuyo, A. [35094], Cameroon K000094502 No
Jan 1, 1977 Binuyo, A. [35577], Cameroon K000094501 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0