Picrodendraceae

Oldfieldia Benth. & Hook.f.

First published in Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 184 (1850)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Benin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 15: 297 (1922).
  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 625

Flora Zambesiaca

  • J. Léonard in Bull. Jard. Bot. État 26: 338 (1956).
  • Müller Argoviensis in De Candolle, Prodr. 15, 2: 1259 (1866).
  • in Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 184, t. 6 (1850).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • G.P. 1(3): 999 (1867)
  • G.P. 3(1): 281 (1880)
  • Hutch. in F.T.A. 6(1): 625 (1912)
  • J. Léon. in B.J.B.B. 26: 338 (1956)
  • Muell. Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 1259 (1866)
  • Pax in E.P. IV. 147(15): 297 (1922)
  • in Hook., Journ. Bot. 2: 184, t. 6 (1850)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1956 Welwitsch [452] Angola K000406479 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0