Funtumia elastica

Funtumia elastica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Apocynoideae
Tribus: Malouetieae
Subtribus: Malouetiinae
Genus: Funtumia
Species: Funtumia elastica

Name

Funtumia elastica (P.Preuss) Stapf

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Kixia elastica Preuss, Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 2: 353 (1899).
• Homotypic
  • Kibatalia elastica (Preuss) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 17: 309 (1920 publ. 1921).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Egypt, Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Angola (Cabinda), Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo (Brazzaville), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, D.R. Congo (Zaire), South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo), Sao Tome References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Stapf, O., Proc. Linn. Soc. London (Oct.):: 2 (1900) (Hooker's Icon. Pl. 27: t.1694-2695 (1901))
• Graff, J.C. et al. 2009: Polysaccharides derived from Yamoa™ (Funtumia elastica) prime γδ T cells in vitro and enhance innate immune responses in vivo. International immunopharmacology, 9(11): 1313–1322. DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2009.07.015

Links

• African Plants Database 2009. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute (2009) Aug 22 [1].
• Hassler, M. 2018. Funtumia elastica. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 22. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Funtumia elastica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Funtumia elastica. Published online. Accessed: Sep 22 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Funtumia elastica in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 22.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Funtumia elastica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Sep 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Funtumia elastica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Lagos caoutchouc

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