Urticaceae
Myrianthus

Myrianthus preussii Engl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 149 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to W. Central Tropical Africa, Tanzania (Ulanga District). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, DR Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berg, C.C. & Hijman, M.E.E. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Moraceae: 1-95.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • 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.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Engl. Monogr. Afr. Morac. 40, t. 17 A
  • Hauman in Fl. Congo Belge 1: 86 (q.v. for synonymy).
  • —F.T.A. 6, 2: 234

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berg, C.C. & Hijman, M.E.E. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Moraceae: 1-95.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • C.C. Berg et al. in Fl. Cameroun 28: 266, fig. 100 (1985).
  • De Ruiter in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 46: 486, t. 5 (1976).
  • Engl. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 20: 149 (1894)
  • Engl. in Monographieen Afrikanischer Pflanzen-Familien und Gattungen 1: 40, t. 17A (1898).
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 1: 86 (1948).
  • Keay, Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 616 (1958).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [2838] Cameroon K000518667 Yes
Apr 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11118] Cameroon K000339299 Yes
Apr 1, 2006 Etuge, M. [5161] Cameroon K000339300 No
Feb 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [7180] Cameroon K000008380 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4430] Cameroon K000008382 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [7843] Cameroon K000008384 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4349] Cameroon K000008385 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [2851] Cameroon K000008390 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Ryan, P. [354] Cameroon K000008389 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Cable, S. [3863] Cameroon K000008379 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4430] Cameroon K000008381 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [3968] Cameroon K000008386 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [9004] Cameroon K000008387 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [7774] Cameroon K000008383 Yes
Feb 1, 2003 Nwaga, D. [7] Cameroon K000008388 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Talbot, P., A. [624] Nigeria K000243508 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6948] Cameroon K000181787 Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Maitland, T.D. [391] Cameroon K000181785 Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Maitland, T.D. [391] Cameroon K000181786 Yes
Cheek, M.; Sama, E.; Ndive, B.; Enow [13961] Cameroon K001562806 Yes
Etuge, M; Sumelong, J.; Darbyshire; Venard; RD; Stone [4924] Cameroon K001518430 Yes
Etuge, M.; Nguti; Kenfact [4827] Cameroon K001297726 Yes
Cheek, M.; Ngalame, C.; Taranovski; Galla; Partain; Tchiengue [11344] Cameroon K001519236 Yes
Schoenenberger, J.; et. al. [237] Cameroon K001310854 Yes
Etuge, M.; Morgan; Aman; Cheek; Horwath [6424] Cameroon K001310388 Yes
Prenner, G.; Fenton, E.; Alobuebe, A. [29] Cameroon K001310389 Yes
von Rege, I. [47] Cameroon K001401408 Yes
Tchouto Mbatchou, G.P. [211] Cameroon Myrianthus preussii subsp. seretii K001418924 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

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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