Huaceae
Afrostyrax

Afrostyrax lepidophyllus Mildbr.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 556 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ghana to W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 49: 556 (1913).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2022 Etuge, M. [ETUGE4847] Cameroon K001422654 Yes
Sep 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [2768] Cameroon K000008148 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Ghogue, J.-P. [443] Cameroon K000027220 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4236] Cameroon K000027219 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4102] Cameroon K000027222 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9649] Cameroon K000027218 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [10293] Cameroon K000027221 Yes
Quao, P.E. [5611] Ghana K000044810 Yes
Quao, P.E. [5611] Ghana K000044808 Yes
Quao, P.E. [5611] Ghana K000044809 Yes
Carroll, R. [1110] Central African Republic K004788485 Yes
Donis [3064] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004788488 Yes
{Dr. J. Louil} [3965] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004788486 Yes
Quao, P.E. [5673] Ghana K000044811 Yes
Sene, O.; Okon, F.; Tah, K.; Tambe, V.; Abang, E. [575] Cameroon K001562814 Yes
Cheek, M.; Sama; Ndive, E.; Enow, B. [13998] Cameroon K001562862 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [5818] Ghana K000044807 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [5818] Ghana K000044806 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [5818] Ghana K000044805 Yes
Letouzey, R. [13814] Cameroon K000044812 Yes
Etuge, M.; Pollard; Todou; Mam [6468] Cameroon K001310262 Yes
Devred, R. [2661] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000044818 Yes
Evrard, C. [4347] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000044821 Yes
[Dubois] [820] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004788487 Yes
Louis, J. [13883] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000044819 Yes
Louis, J. [3268] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000044816 Yes
Letouzey, R. [3732] Cameroon K000044813 Yes
Letouzey, R. [3732] Cameroon K000044814 Yes
Wraber, T. [LJU49482] K000044815 Yes
Donis [3064] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004788489 Yes
Evrard, C. [4121] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000044820 Yes
Gilbert, G. [8331] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000044817 Yes
Jean Louis [3500] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004788490 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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