Rhabdophyllum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Ochnaceae
Subfamilia: Ochnoideae
Tribus: Ochneae
Subtribus: Ochninae
Genus: Rhabdophyllum

Name

Rhabdophyllum Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(3): 216. 1902.

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Ouratea sect. Calophyllae Engl. (p.p.), Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 79. 1893.

Overview of species

Accepted species

R. affine  R. arnoldianum  R. calophyllum  R. crassipedicellatum  R. letestui  R. rigidum  R. thonneri  R. welwitschii

Source(s) of checklist: 
List based on accepted species according to Sosef (2008) – see references.

Names in synonymy

R. acutissimum  R. angustum  R. barteri  R. biserratum  R. bracteolatum  R. buchholzii  R. contractum  R. coronatum  R. densum  R. discolor  R. gracile  R. klainei  R. leptoneurum  R. longipes  R. myrioneurum  R. nutans  R. paniculatum  R. pauciflorum  R. penicillatum  R. preussii  R. quintasii  R. reflexum  R. refractum  R. rubrum  R. staudtii  R. stenorrhachis  R. thollonii  R. umbellatum  R. viancini

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: West Tropical Africa
      • Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,
    • Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
      • Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is. (Bioko, São Tomé), Zaïre,
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Sudan,
    • Regional: South Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Zambia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

  • Tropicos.org 2014. Rhabdophyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 August 2014. Reference page.
  • African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Rhabdophyllum. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 09 August 2014.