Erythrophleum ivorense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Erythrophleeae
Genus: Erythrophleum
Species: Erythrophleum ivorense

Name

Erythrophleum ivorense A.Chev., Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 5: 178 (1909); as Erythrophlæum ivorense

• Typus: Côte d'Ivoire, Bingenille [[[w:en:Bingerville|Bingerville]] bord de la lagune ], Chevalier 16220, February 1907.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Erythrophleum micranthum Harms ex Holland, Kew Bull., Addit. Ser. 9: 279 (1911).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. 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

• Chevalier, A. 1909. Les végétaux utiles de l'Afrique tropicale française. Fasc. 5: Première étude sur les bois de la Côte d'Ivoire. 314 pp. A. Challamel, Paris. Internet Archive Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J.M. 1927. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 1(1). 246 pp. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London. Reference page.  [see page 351.]
• Irvine, F.R. 1961. Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses. London: Oxford University Press. Google Books Reference page.  [see page 307].

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Erythrophleum ivorense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 April 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Erythrophleum ivorense. Published online. Accessed: 23 April 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Erythrophleum ivorense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 April 2021. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Erythrophleum ivorense in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 23 April 2021. Reference page. 
• Specimen: K000232197 (Current Name: Erythrophleum ivorense A.Chev.; Collector: Chevalier, A.; Collector no: 16220; Collection Date: 17/02/1907; Country: Côte d'Ivoire; Location: Bingerville bord de la lagune), Kew Herbarium Catalogue. Accessed: 23 April 2021.

Vernacular names

• Akan: Ɔpɔtorɔdom
• English: Sasswood