Triplochiton scleroxylon

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)

• Syntypi: G. Zenker & A. Staudt 595 (buds, December 1894; B, BM-BM000795008, P(-P00368251, mirror); isosyntypus: BR-BR0000006298142; K fide Voorhoeve 1965: 373, cf. K000241763) and G. Zenker 298 (in flower, March 1890; B, not seen by Voorhoeve 1965: 373).
• Type locality: Kamerun[Cameroon]. Yaunde-Station, bei 800 m ü. M. im Urwald.

Synonyms

• 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 (cf. K(-K000241664, -K000241665)).
    • Type locality: Gold Coast[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]
    • Syntypi: Foster 370 (cf. K-K000241662), C. Punch 125 (E-E00200420; cf. K-K000241663) and Punch s.n. (cf. K-K000241661).
      • Note: Voorhoeve (1965: 373) does not cite Punch s.n..
    • Type locality: Nigeria. Southern Nigeria:
      • Foster 370: 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:
Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo Regional: 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, 2nd Edition

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

• Dyer, W.T.T. 1905. Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the Kew herbarium. Vol. 28 (= 4 series, Vol. 8). London: William & Norgate. 2701-2800 pl. London 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. 
• Lisowski, S. 2009. Flore (angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1–517. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Triplochiton scleroxylon in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 17. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Triplochiton scleroxylon. Published online. Accessed: 22 April 2021.
• IUCN: Triplochiton scleroxylon Schumann (Least Concern)
• Tropicos.org 2021. Triplochiton scleroxylon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 October 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.

Vernacular names

Akan: 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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