Lecythidaceae
Scytopetalum

Scytopetalum tieghemii (A.Chev.) Hutch. & Dalziel

First published in Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 238 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aké Assi, L. (2002). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. II. Boissiera 58: 1-401.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2015). A revision of African Lecythidaceae. Kew Bulletin 70(1; 6): 1-68.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 266, t. 232.
  • F.W.T.A. ed. 1, 1: 238 (1927)
  • Kew Bull. 1928: 228

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Deighton, F.C. [4283], Sierra Leone K000044822 No
Thomas, N.W. [1269], Sierra Leone K000044823 No
Small, D. [627], Sierra Leone K000044824 No
Small, D. [627], Sierra Leone K000044825 No
Deighton, F.C. [1157], Sierra Leone K000044826 No
Cooper, G.P. [260], Liberia K000044827 No
Cooper, G.P. [356], Liberia K000044828 No
Aubréville, M. [62], Ivory Coast K000044829 No
Aubréville, M. [94], Ivory Coast K000044830 No
Baldwin, J.T. [11134], Liberia K000044831 No
Baldwin, J.T. [6982], Liberia K000044832 No
Bernardi, L. [8647], Ivory Coast K000044833 No
Bernardi, L. [8167], Ivory Coast K000044834 No
Chevalier, A. [16252], Ivory Coast K000044835 Yes
Enti, A.A. [R803], Ghana K000044836 No
Irvine, F.R. [2236], Ghana K000044837 No
Irvine, F.R. [2236], Ghana K000044838 No
Chipp, T.F. [209], Ghana K000044839 No
Andoh, J.E. [5631], Ghana K000044840 No
Andoh, J.E. [5631], Ghana K000044841 No
Thompson, H.N. [44], Ghana K000044842 No
Vigne, C. [953], Ghana K000044843 No
Vigne, C. [974], Ghana K000044844 No
Enti, A.A. [FE1239], Ghana K000044845 No

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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