Phyllanthaceae

Uapaca Baill.

First published in Étude Euphorb.: 595 (1858)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, Madagascar.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Breteler, F.J. (2012). Flore du Gabon 43: 1-107. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Breteler, F.J. (2013). Uapaca (Phyllanthaceae) in the Guineo-Congolian forest region: a synoptic revision. Plant ecology and evolution 146: 75-94.
  • 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.
  • McPherson, G. (2011). A review of Madagascan Uapaca (Euphorbiaceae s.l.). Adansonia, III, 33: 221-231.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 15: 298–311 (1922).
  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 634

Flora Zambesiaca

  • De Wildeman, Contrib. Ét. Esp. Gen. Uapaca (1936).
  • Müller Argoviensis in De Candolle, Prodr. 15, 2: 489 (1866).
  • Étud. Gén. Euphorb.: 595 (1858).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • De Wild, Contrib. Étud. Esp. Uapaca (1936)
  • G.P. 3 (1): 282 (1880)
  • Hutch. in F.T.A. 6(1): 634 (1912)
  • Muell. Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 489 (1866)
  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in E.P. IV. 147 (15): 298 (1922)
  • Étud. Gén. Euph.: 595 (1858)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 22, 2010 Mann [74] Equatorial Guinea K000406467 Lectotype Yes
Jun 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11998] Cameroon K000678386 No
May 1, 2002 Lane, P. [385] Cameroon K000026612 No
May 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2612] Cameroon K000026616 No
Jan 1, 1992 Cheek, M. [3517] Cameroon K000011098 No
May 21, 1954 Dubois, R. [192] Mali K000385794 No
Maitland, T.D. [1141] Cameroon K000180777 No
Maitland, T.D. [596] Cameroon K000180775 No
Timberlake, J. [5361] Malawi K000614704 No
Timberlake, J. [6026] Malawi K000614732 No
Kayombo, C.J. [1088] Tanzania K000453257 No
Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [472] Guinea K000010692 No
Etuge, M. [73] Cameroon K000180781 No
Cheek, M. [3935] Cameroon K000593230 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Innes, R.R. [RRI459] Tanzania K000453265 No
Cheek, M. [3435] Cameroon K000199878 No
Lovett, P.; Kayombo, C.J. [94] Tanzania K000453331 Yes
Lovett, P.; Kayombo, C.J. [398] Tanzania K000453258 No
Timberlake, J. [5364] Malawi K000614707 No
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Zambia K000406458 Type Yes
Vogel [194] Equatorial Guinea K000406468 Type Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [452] Tanzania K000453260 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [2072] Tanzania K000453263 No
Harris, D.J. [2632] Central African Republic K:SPC-60041.000 No
Harder, D.K.; Gereau, R.E.; Kayombo, M.J. [1524] Tanzania K000453256 Yes
Timberlake, J. [4957] Mozambique K000545307 No
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [4950] Tanzania K000453259 No
Troupin, G. [3432] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-15847.000 No
Olorunfemi, J. [30773] Cameroon K000180767 No
Maitland, T.D. [596] Cameroon K000180776 No
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000406460 Unknown Type Material Yes
McWhirter, J. [27] Madagascar K:SPC-32157.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [1141] Cameroon K000180778 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Mwangi, J. [9731] Tanzania K000453261 No
Harris, T. [108] Mozambique K000545091 No
Ruffo, C.K.; Kisena [3296] Tanzania K000453264 No
Hubbert, S.W.G. [2063] Tanzania K000453262 No

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