Rhaphiostylis

Rhaphiostylis beninensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Metteniusaceae
Genus: Rhaphiostylis
Species: R. beninensis – R. cordifolia – R. elegans – R. ferruginea – R. fusca – R. madagascariensis – R. minima – R. ovatifolia – R. parvifolia – R. poggei – R. preussii – R. subsessilifolia

Name

Rhaphiostylis Planch. ex Benth. Niger Fl. 259. (1849)

• Type species: Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook. f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth. Niger Fl. 259. (1849)

Synonymy

• Chelonecarya Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris ii. (1896) 1260

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• Plachon, J.E. in W.J.Hooker, 1849. Niger Flora'' 259

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Rhaphiostylis. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Rhaphiostylis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb. 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Rhaphiostylis. Published online. Accessed: July 3 2016.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhaphiostylis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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