Triplochiton scleroxylon

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: Helicteroideae
Tribus: Helictereae
Genus: Triplochiton
Species: Triplochiton scleroxylon

Name

Triplochiton scleroxylon K.Schum. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 331 (1900)

Syntype:
- G. Zenker & A. Staudt 595 (with flower buds, December 1894; B, BM [BM000795008^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [fide Voorhoeve 1965: 373; cf. K000241763^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], P [P00368251^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; ⧼isosyntyp⧽: BR [BR0000006298142^(JSTOR)]).
- G. Zenker 298 (in flower, March 1890; B [not seen by Voorhoeve]).
Type locality: Kamerun [= CAMEROON]. Yaunde-Station, bei 800 m ü. M. im Urwald [= circa 800 m above sea level, in the primeval forest].

Synonymy

Homotypic
- Samba scleroxylon (K.Schum.) Roberty, Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 15: 1403 (1953)
Heterotypic
- Triplochiton johnsonii C.H.Wright, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 28: t. 2758 (1905), as 'TRIPLOCHITON JOHNSONI'; not accepted by Hutchinson, Dalziel & Keay [cited as Triplochiton scleroxylon]
  - Typus: W.H. Johnson 813 (K [fide Voorhoeve 1965; cf. K000241664^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} & K000241665^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
  - Type locality: Gold Coast [i.e. today's GHANA]. Anum.
- Triplochiton nigericum Sprague, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 212 (1909); not accepted by Hutchinson, Dalziel & Keay and Lisowski (2009) [cited as Triplochiton scleroxylon]
  - Syntypes:
    - E.W. Foster 370 (K [K000241662^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    - C. Punch 125 (E [E00200420^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [K000241663^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    - Punch s.n. (cf. K [K000241661^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
      - Note: Voorhoeve (1965: 373) does not cite Punch s.n..
  - Type locality: NIGERIA. Southern Nigeria:
    - Foster: Oloke Meji.
    - Punch 125: Ibadan Forest Reserve.
    - Punch s.n.: Jebu Ode.

Notes

Type specimens including those of the synonyms are stored at least in K (Voorhoeve 1965: 373), almost all of them, however, lack any type indication.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Notes

Gabonese occurrence is represented by G.M.P.C. Le Testu 9549 (collected in Woleu-Ntem, 18 April 1934; deposited in P [P00532597^(GBIF)]).

References

Primary references

Schumann, K. 1900. Eine neue Familie der Malvales. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28: 330–331. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Thiselton-Dyer, W.T. (ed.) 1905. Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or Figures, with Descriptive Characters and Remarks, of New and Rare Plants, Selected from the Kew Herbarium. Vol. 28 (= 4th series, Vol. 8): pls. 2701–2800. London: Dulau & Co. BHL 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.
Voorhoeve, A.G. 1965. Liberian High Forest Trees: A Systematic Botanical Study of the 75 Most Important or Frequent High Forest Trees, with Reference to Numerous Related Species. Centre for Agricultural Publications and Documentation, Wageningen. PDF Reference page.
Sosef, M.S.M., Wieringa, J.J., Jongkind, C.C.H., Achoundong, G., Azizet Issembé, Y., Bedigian, D., van den Berg, R.G., Breteler, F.J., Cheek, M., Degreef, J., Faden, R.B., Goldblatt, P., van der Maesen, L.J.G., Ngok Banak, L., Niangadouma, R., Nzabi, T., Nziengui, B., Rogers, Z.S., Stévart, T., van Valkenburg, J.L.C.H., Walters, G., & de Wilde, J.J.F.E. 2006. Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1–438. ISBN 90-72619-69-2 PDF (title & pp. 400–401). Reference page. [see page 400.]
Lisowski, S. (†) 2009. Flore (angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1–517. Reference page.

Links

IUCN: Triplochiton scleroxylon Schumann (Least Concern) - Assessed by African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe, July 1996) in 1998.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Triplochiton scleroxylon. Published online. Accessed: 22 April 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Triplochiton scleroxylon in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 22 April 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Triplochiton scleroxylon. 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.
Tropicos.org 2021. Triplochiton scleroxylon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 October 2021.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Triplochiton scleroxylon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 31. Reference page.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Triplochiton scleroxylon. Accessed: 2022 December 31.

Vernacular names

ak: Ɔwawa
Deutsch: Abachi
English: African Whitewood
suomi: Apachi
français: Abachi
Igbo: Okpobo
日本語: オベチェ
Yorùbá: Arère

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