Sterculia rhinopetala

Sterculia rhinopetala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Sterculioideae
Genus: Sterculia
Species: Sterculia rhinopetala

Name

Sterculia rhinopetala K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 102 (1900)

• Typus: Zenker 606 (in flower, August 1891; holotypus: B; isotypus?: K-K000240959).
• Type locality: Kamerun[Cameroon]. Yaunde-Station, im Primärwald.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Sterculia oblongifolia A.Chev., Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 76 (1920), nom. nud.; not accepted by Hutchinson, Dalziel & Keay [cited as Sterculia rhinopetala]
    • Typus: A. Chevalier 22455 (25–30 November 1909; cf. K-K000240965, P-MNHN-P-P00532656).
    • Type locality: Côte d'Ivoire. Morénou, aux environs du poste de Bangouanou.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic (fide Hassler and POWO), Cameroon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schumann, K. 1900. Sterculiaceae Africanae. Engler, A. (ed.) Monographieen afrikanischer Pflanzen-Familien und -Gattungen, V. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chevalier, A. 1920. Exploration botanique de l'Afrique occidentale française. Tome I: Énumération des plantes récoltées avec une carte botanique, agricole et forestière. XV+798 pp. Paul Lechevallier, Paris. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. 1954. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 1(1), 2^nd ed. Pp. I–VIII, 1–295. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page. 
• Irvine, F.R. 1961. Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses. London: Oxford University Press. Google Books Reference page.  [see page 178]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sterculia rhinopetala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Sterculia rhinopetala. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Sterculia rhinopetala. Published online. Accessed: 16 October 2021.
• IUCN: Sterculia rhinopetala K.Schum. (Least Concern)
• Tropicos.org 2021. Sterculia rhinopetala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 October 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sterculia rhinopetala in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 16 October 2021.

Vernacular names

ak: Wawabimma
français: Lotofa
日本語: ロトファ

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