Thaumatococcus daniellii

Thaumatococcus daniellii
Thaumatococcus daniellii

Taxonavigation

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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

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

Synonyms

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  • 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

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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

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Primary references

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  • 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

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

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Deutsch: Katamfe
English: miracle fruit
français: Katemfe
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