Heritiera utilis

Heritiera utilis

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: Sterculioideae
Genus: Heritiera
Species: Heritiera utilis

Name

Heritiera utilis (Sprague) Sprague, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 348 (1909)

• Typus: H.N. Thompson 1 (K (cf. K000044981, without any type indication)).
• Type locality: Gold Coast[Ghana]. Hunisu.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Triplochiton utile Sprague, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 257 (1908)
• Homotypic
  • Tarrietia utilis (Sprague) Sprague, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 85 (1916); accepted by Hutchinson, Dalziel & Keay and Lisowski (2009), but not accepted by Voorhoeve (1965: 363) [cited as Heritiera utilis]
• Heterotypic
  • Cola proteiformis A.Chev., Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 5: 250 (1909); not accepted by Hutchinson, Dalziel & Keay [cited as Tarrietia utilis], Voorhoeve (1965: 363) [cited as Heritiera utilis], Govaerts (1999) [cited as Tarietia utilia]
    • Typus: Chevalier 16232 (young fruit in March; holotypus: P-MNHN-P-P00368298; isotypi: P(-MNHN-P-P00368299, -MNHN-P-P00368300)).
    • Type locality: Côte d'Ivoire. Environs d’Alépé.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew. Kew 1909: 348 (1909)

Additional references

• Chevalier, A. 1909. Les végétaux utiles de l'Afrique tropicale française. Fasc. 5: Première étude sur les bois de la Côte d'Ivoire. 314 pp. A. Challamel, Paris. Internet Archive Reference page. 
• Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. 1954. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 1(1), 2^nd ed. Pp. I–VIII, 1–295. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page. 
• Irvine, F.R. 1961. Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses. London: Oxford University Press. Google Books Reference page.  [see page 181.]
• Voorhoeve, A.G. 1965. Liberian High Forest Trees: A Systematic Botanical Study of the 75 Most Important or Frequent High Forest Trees, with Reference to Numerous Related Species. Centre for Agricultural Publications and Documentation, Wageningen. PDF Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
• Lisowski, S. (†) 2009. Flore (angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1–517. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Heritiera utilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Heritiera utilis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Heritiera utilis. Published online. Accessed: 17 October 2021.
• IUCN: Tarrietia utilis (Sprague) Sprague (Least Concern)
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Heritiera utilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 17 October 2021.

Vernacular names

ak: Nyankom
français: Niangon

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