Napoleonaea

Napoleonaea imperialis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Napoleonaeoideae
Genus: Napoleonaea
Species: N. alata – N. angolensis – N. beninensis – N. cuneata – N. egertonii – N. gabonensis – N. gossweileri – N. heudelotii – N. imperialis – N. leonensis – N. lutea – N. mannii – N. reptans – N. sapoensis – N. septentrionalis – N. talbotii – N. vogelii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Napoleonaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 01. Reference page.

Name

Napoleonaea P.Beauv., 1804. Type species: N. imperialis
P.Beauv.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Belvisia Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 4: 130. 1814, nom. illeg. non Mirbel (1802).
• Heterotypic
  • Napoleona P.Beauv., Fl. Oware 2: 29. t. 7. 1811, orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Western Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J., 1804. Napoléone: 1

Additional references

• Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2009 Oct 01 [1].

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Napoleonaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 01. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Napoleonaea. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Napoleonaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 July 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Napoleonaea. Published online. Accessed: July 01 2022.

Vernacular names

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