Arecaceae
Eremospatha

Eremospatha macrocarpa Schaedtler

First published in Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 31: 163 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Couvreur, T.L.P. & Sunderland, T.C.H. (2022). Flore du Cameroun 44: 1-138. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • 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. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • T.C.H Sunderland, A taxonomic revision of the rattans of Africa (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) in Phytotaxa 51. 2012

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 113.
  • in Kerch., Palm. 244 (1878)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Couvreur, T.L.P. & Sunderland, T.C.H. (2022). Flore du Cameroun 44: 1-138. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 2, 2024 Nkefor, J. [NK 459] Cameroon K001417635 No
Apr 24, 2013 Couvreur, T.L.P.; Ghogue, J.P.; Kamdem, G.N. [423] Congo, Republic of the K001871349 No
Dec 12, 2010 Jongkind, C.C.H.; Bilivogui, D.; Daniels, A.K. [10075] Liberia K001291935 No
Dec 10, 2009 Moutsamboté, J.-M. [6531] Congo, Republic of the K000617342 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Bruneau, A. [1116 (a)] Cameroon K001287555 Yes
Aug 3, 1989 Aufsess, E. [425] Benin K000707007 Yes
Aug 3, 1985 Aufsess, E. [429] Benin K000707005 Yes
Da Giau, S.; Ouattara, D. [32] K000501591 Yes
Onochie [FHI5243] Nigeria K000209157 Yes
Njingum, Dinga [006] Cameroon K000707025 Yes
Couvreur, T.L.P.; Sonke, B., Faye, A., Kamdem, G.N. [380] Cameroon K000707294 Yes
Baker, W.J. [1358] K000707104 Yes
Stauffer, F.W.; Bakayoko, A.; Ouattara, D.; da Giau,S.; Luino, I.; Evariste, T.; Ouly Sare, E. [852] Cote d'Ivoire K001871350 No
Couvreur, T.L.P.; Faye, A., Kamdem, G.N. [399] Cameroon K000707306 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [s.n.] Cote d'Ivoire K:SPC-48051.000 No
Couvreur, T.L.P.; Droissart, V.; Kamdem, N. [700] Cameroon K000986845 Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum [1797] Equatorial Guinea K000520194 Yes
Njingum, Dinga [007] Cameroon K000707024 Yes
Commonwealth Imperial Institute [5] Nigeria K000525836 Yes
Onochie [FHI5243] Nigeria K000209156 Yes
Onochie [FHI5243] Nigeria K000707004 Yes
Couvreur, T.L.P.; Faye, A., Kamdem, G.N. [405] Cameroon K000707310 Yes
Couvreur, T.L.P.; Faye, A., Kamdem, G.N. [410] Cameroon K000707313 Yes
Da Giau, S.; Ouattara, D. [17] K000501593 Yes
Da Giau, S.; Ouattara, D. [19] K000501592 Yes
Commonwealth Imperial Institute [5] Nigeria K000525837 Yes
Aufsess, E. [426] Benin K000707006 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/

  • 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

  • Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
    • Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0