Thaumatococcus daniellii

Thaumatococcus daniellii

Thaumatococcus daniellii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Marantaceae
Genus: Thaumatococcus
Species: Thaumatococcus daniellii
Varieties: T. d. var. daniellii – T. d. var. puberulifolius

Name

Thaumatococcus daniellii (Benn.) Benth. ex B.D.Jacks.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Donax danielii (Benn.) Roberty in Fl. Ouest-Afr.: 360 (1954)
  • Monostiche daniellii (Benn.) Horan. in Prodr. Monogr. Scitam.: 13 (1862)
  • Phrynium daniellii Benn. in Pharm. J. 14: 161 (1855)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G., 1883. Index Kewensis Plantarum Phanerogamarum ... Index Kewensis: an enumeration of the genera and species of flowering plants from the time of Linnaeus to the year 1885 inclusive ... Oxford 1061. 1895 "danielli" (G. Bentham & J. D. Hooker, Gen. pl. 3:652. 1883, nom. inval.)

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 2004. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1–54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Thaumatococcus daniellii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Thaumatococcus daniellii. Published online. Accessed: November 18 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Thaumatococcus daniellii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Thaumatococcus daniellii. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 18. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Thaumatococcus daniellii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Katamfe
English: miracle fruit
français: Katemfe

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