- Family: Lecythidaceae A.Rich.
Rhaptopetalum Oliv.
This genus is accepted, and its native range is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa.
Native to:
Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Zaïre
- Rhaptopetalum beguei Mangenot
- Rhaptopetalum belingense Letouzey
- Rhaptopetalum breteleri Letouzey
- Rhaptopetalum cheekii Prance
- Rhaptopetalum coriaceum Oliv.
- Rhaptopetalum depressum Letouzey
- Rhaptopetalum evrardii R.Germ.
- Rhaptopetalum geophylax Cheek & Gosline
- Rhaptopetalum pachyphyllum Engl.
- Rhaptopetalum rabiense Kenfack & Nguema
- Rhaptopetalum roseum (Gürke) Engl.
- Rhaptopetalum sessilifolium Engl.
- Rhaptopetalum sindarense Pellegr.
Rhaptopetalum Oliv. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2003 | Cable, S. [2479], Cameroon | K000197625 |
First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 8: 159 (1865)
Accepted by
- Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2015). A revision of African Lecythidaceae Kew Bulletin 70(1; 6): 1-68.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- —F.T.A. 1: 351, under Olacaceae.
Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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