Malvaceae
Microcos

Microcos malacocarpa (Mast.) Burret

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 733 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2003 Thomas, D.W. [5184] Cameroon K000094522 No
Jun 1, 1976 Letouzey, R. [15174] Cameroon Grewia malacocarpa K000094520 No
Jan 1, 1966 de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [590] Cote d'Ivoire Grewia malacocarpa K001577857 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [6053] Sierra Leone Grewia malacocarpa K001581268 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3677] Sierra Leone Grewia malacocarpa K001581269 Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [12316] Nigeria Grewia malacocarpa K000241720 Unknown Type Material Yes
West-Skinn, R. [43] Ghana Grewia malacocarpa K001577859 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [3185] Cote d'Ivoire Grewia malacocarpa K001577855 Yes
Troupin, G. [3371] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Grewia malacocarpa K001577871 Yes
Thomas, D.W.; Mambo, P.; Namata, F. [7486] Cameroon Grewia malacocarpa K000094521 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [4885] Ghana Grewia malacocarpa K001581311 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [4247] Ghana Grewia malacocarpa K001581312 Yes
Adebusuyi, J.K. [18239] Nigeria Grewia malacocarpa K001581316 Yes
Bos, J.J. [7049] Cameroon Grewia malacocarpa K001581295 Yes
Bates, G.R. [414] Cameroon Grewia malacocarpa K001581304 Yes
MacElderry, J.C.K. [FHI 8202] Nigeria Grewia malacocarpa K001516971 Yes
van Harten, A.M. [341] Liberia Grewia malacocarpa K001532674 Yes
Roberty, G. [12460] Cote d'Ivoire Grewia malacocarpa K001516945 Yes
Akpabla, G.K. [809] Ghana Grewia malacocarpa K001581315 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5582] Sierra Leone Grewia malacocarpa K001516931 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia Grewia malacocarpa K001532665 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [5880] Cote d'Ivoire Grewia malacocarpa K001581291 Yes
Baldwin, Jr., J.T. [11573] Liberia Grewia malacocarpa K001581309 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [5180] Cameroon Grewia malacocarpa K001532653 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 22831] Nigeria Grewia malacocarpa K001532661 Yes
Rowland [s.n.] Togo Grewia malacocarpa K000241723 Unknown Type Material Yes
YALLAH [59] Liberia Grewia malacocarpa K001577850 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [3136] Cote d'Ivoire Grewia malacocarpa K001577856 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2509] Sierra Leone Grewia malacocarpa K001581271 Yes
Darko, K.O. [1009] Ghana Grewia malacocarpa K001581273 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [6068] Cote d'Ivoire Grewia malacocarpa K001581290 Yes
Harley, W.J. [1513] Liberia Grewia malacocarpa K001532678 Yes
Small, D. [685] Sierra Leone Grewia malacocarpa K001516933 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [10502] Sierra Leone Grewia malacocarpa K001577877 Yes
Baumann [441] Nigeria Grewia malacocarpa K000241722 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barter, C. [447] Nigeria Grewia malacocarpa K000241721 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baumann [441] Togo Grewia malacocarpa K000243666 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillardia, J. [246] Congo, Republic of the Grewia malacocarpoides K001581252 Yes
Louis, J. [1135] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Grewia malacocarpoides K001532640 Yes
Louis, J. [12506] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Grewia malacocarpoides K001532629 Yes
Lebrun, J. [1963] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Grewia malacocarpoides K001532654 Yes
Louis, J. [10.329] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Grewia malacocarpoides K001532630 Yes
Louis, J. [1135] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Grewia malacocarpoides K001532641 Yes
Louis, J. [3548] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Grewia malacocarpoides K001532636 Yes
Evrard, C. [3725] Congo, Republic of the Grewia malacocarpoides K001581256 Yes
Troupin, G. [3473] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Grewia malacocarpoides K001577870 Yes
Pynaert. [1384] Congo, Republic of the Grewia malacocarpoides K000241798 Unknown Type Material 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

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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