Gnetum africanum
Gnetum africanum

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gnetales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Classis: Gnetopsida
Ordo: Gnetales

Familia: Gnetaceae
Genus: Gnetum
Sectio: G. sect. Gnetum
Subsectio: G. subsect. Micrognemones
Species: Gnetum africanum

Name

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Gnetum africanum Welw., 1870

Synonyms

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  • Thoa africana (Welw.) Doweld, Turczaninowia 3(4): 32 (2000)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Zaïre

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1–279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page
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Vernacular names

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English: African jointfir, Wild spinach
Igbo: Ukasi
Kongo: Fumbwa, Mfumbwa
lingála: Mfúmbwa
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