Penianthus

Penianthus longifolius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Menispermaceae
Subfamilia: Chasmantheroideae
Tribus: Burasaieae
Genus: Penianthus

Overview of species

Accepted species

P. camerounensis – P. longifolius – P. zenkeri

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Penianthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 31. Reference page.

Name

Penianthus Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 13(74): 124. 1864.

• Type species: Penianthus longifolius Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 13(74): 124. 1864.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Penianthus Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 20(117): 171(–172). 1867, isonym

• Heterotypic
  • Heptacyclum Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26(3–4): 414(–415). 1899.
    • Type species: Heptacyclum zenkeri Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26(3–4): 415. 1899.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Miers, 1864. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 13(74): 124

Additional references

• Dekker, A.J.F.M. 1983. A revision of the genera Penianthus Miers and Sphenocentrum Pierre (Menispermaceae) of West and Central Africa. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 53: 17–66. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Exell, A.W. & Mendonça, F.A. 1937. 4 — Menispermaceae. Pp. 32–45 in Conspectus Florae Angolensis, Vol. 1, Fasc. 1, Ranunculaceae–Malvaceae. Ministério do Ultramar, Lisboa. Online Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1951. 34. Menispermaceae. Pp. 202–255 in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, Vol. 2. Institut National pour l'Étude Agronomique du Congo Belge, Bruxelles [Brussels]. Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1962. Monographie des Menispermaceae africaines. 313 pp. (Mémoires in-8vo, Nouv. sér., Tome XIII, fasc. 2.) Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, Classe des Sciences Naturelles et Médicales, Bruxelles. PDF (20 MB) Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. & Keay, R.W.J. 1954. 12. Menispermaceae. Pp. 66–77 in Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J., Flora of West Tropical Africa, 2nd ed., Vol. 1(1). Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Penianthus. Published online. Accessed: 05 February 2017.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Heptacyclum in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 February 05.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Penianthus in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 February 05.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Penianthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2017-02-05.
• Tropicos.org 40003454. 05. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: February 2017 40003454.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Penianthus. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 05 February 2017.

Vernacular names

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