Pycnanthus (Myristicaceae)

Pycnanthus angolensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Magnoliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Magnoliales

Familia: Myristicaceae
Genus: Pycnanthus
Species: P. angolensis – P. dinklagei – P. marchalianus – P. microcephalus

Name

Pycnanthus Warb. Notizbl. Berlin 1: 99. (1895)

• Type species: non designatus.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone Regional: Central Africa Burundi, Central African Repu, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Warburg, O. 1895. Über eine neue Muskat-Fettnuss aus Kamerun. Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 1: 99–100. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Pycnanthus (Myristicaceae). Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: Pycnanthus.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pycnanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Pycnanthus. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 2 2016.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Pycnanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 july 2024.

Vernacular names

فارسی: جوز آفریقایی
日本語: イロンバ

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