Phyllanthaceae
Protomegabaria

Protomegabaria stapfiana (Beille) Hutch.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 30: t. 2929 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Breteler, F.J. (2012). Flore du Gabon 43: 1-107. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Breteler, F.J. (2014). Protomegabaria Hutch. (Phyllanthaceae): some observations concerning its morphology, taxonomy and geography. Adansonia, sér. 3, 36: 103-112.
  • 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., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 58, t. 141.
  • Chev. Bot. 586
  • F.T.A. 6, 1: 656
  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 15: 44
  • in Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 2929 (1911)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Breteler, F.J. (2012). Flore du Gabon 43: 1-107. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Breteler, F.J. (2014). Protomegabaria Hutch. (Phyllanthaceae): some observations concerning its morphology, taxonomy and geography. Adansonia, sér. 3, 36: 103-112.
  • 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].
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1994 Akogo, M. [144] Cameroon K000510996 No
Jan 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [730] Cameroon K000540076 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5146] Cameroon K000540011 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [708] Cameroon K000540040 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [1028] Cameroon K000540044 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [875] Cameroon K000510992 No
Jan 1, 1987 Nemba, J. [439] Cameroon K000026586 No
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [4270] Cameroon K000180908 No
Klaine [2314] Gabon K000406552 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, D.W. [3205] Cameroon K000180910 No
Thomas, D.W. [2260] Cameroon K000180911 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; et al. [11925] Equatorial Guinea K000648769 Yes
Chevalier, A. [16249 bis] Cote d'Ivoire K000406554 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chevalier, A. [16249 bis] Cote d'Ivoire K000406553 Unknown Type Material Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [36433x] Nigeria K:SPC-03665.000 No
Gartland, S. [Mari] K:SPC-37809.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [8092] Cameroon K000180909 No
Waterman, P.G.; McKey, D. [804] Cameroon K:SPC-40753.000 No
Onochie, C. [34832] Nigeria K:SPC-16781.000 No
Jordan, H.D. [2075] Sierra Leone K:SPC-16782.000 No
Nemba, J. [57] Cameroon K000026587 No

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/

  • 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 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