Malvaceae
Microcos

Microcos seretii (De Wild.) Burret

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 735 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa to Uganda. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Sudan-South Sudan, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hoerman [2201] Congo, Republic of the K001532672 Yes
Louis, J. [10.142] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001532631 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Bagshawe [1388] Uganda Grewia seretii K000241942 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1908 Seret, T. [s.n.] Cameroon Grewia seretii K000241801 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gérard, P. [2932] Congo, Republic of the Grewia seretii K001581253 Yes
Freeman, R.W. [705] Uganda Grewia seretii K001581254 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [808] Uganda Grewia seretii K001581261 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [1739] Uganda Grewia seretii K001581262 Yes
Chandler, P. [1203] Uganda Grewia seretii K001581282 Yes
Compère, P. [1381] Congo, Republic of the Grewia seretii K001581279 Yes
Claessens, J. [32] Congo, Republic of the Grewia seretii K001581285 Yes
Claessens, J. [673] Congo, Republic of the Grewia seretii K001581283 Yes
Bamps, P. [707] Congo, Republic of the Grewia seretii K001581307 Yes
Liben, L. [2297] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Grewia seretii K001532643 Yes
Letouzey, R. [5337] Cameroon Grewia seretii K001532647 Yes
Loveridge, M.V. [167] Uganda Grewia seretii K001532619 Yes
Sangster, R.G. [141] Uganda Grewia seretii K001516939 Yes
Sheil, D. [1357] Uganda Grewia seretii K001516934 Yes
Manning, S.D. [684] Uganda Grewia seretii K001516968 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Morrison, M.; Rwaburindore, P. [2605] Uganda Grewia seretii K001516955 Yes
Ussher, G.B. [91] Uganda Grewia seretii K001577864 Yes
Thomas, D.W.; Fay, J.M.; Harris, D.J. [7220] Central African Republic Grewia seretii K001577879 Yes
le Testu, M. [1924] Gabon Grewia seretii K001577880 Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [12682] Cameroon Grewia seretii K000241803 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3599] Cameroon Grewia seretii K000241802 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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/

  • 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