Mansonia (Malvaceae)

Mansonia gagei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Helicteroideae
Tribus: Helictereae
Genus: Mansonia
Species: M. altissima – M. diatomanthera – M. dipikae – M. gagei – M. nymphaeifolia

Name

Mansonia J.R.Drumm. ex Prain Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 260. (1905)

• Type species:: Mansonia gagei J.R.Drumm. ex Prain, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 260. (1905)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Achantia A.Chev. in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 15: 547 (1909).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya Regional: Southeastern Asia Laos, Myanmar, Thailan Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo Regional: Eastern Africa Tanzaniad References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Prain, D. 1905. Mansonieae, a new tribe of the natural order Sterculiaceae. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 37: 250–263. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mansonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Mansonia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 28 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Mansonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec. 2020.

Vernacular names

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