Glyphaea

Glyphaea brevis

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: Grewioideae
Tribus: Apeibeae
Genus: Glyphaea
Species: G. brevis – G. tomentosa

Name

Glyphaea Hook.f., Icon. Pl. 4: t. 760. (1848)

• Type species: Glyphaea brevis (Spreng.) Monach., Phytologia 2: 484. (1948) originally designated as synonym Glyphaea grewioides Hook.f., Icon. Pl. 4: t. 760. (1848)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Schweinfurthafra Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 5. (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional:Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. (ed.) 1848. Icones Plantarum; or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the author's herbarium. Vol. VIII [= Vol. IV, new series.] Tt. DCCI–DCCC. Hippolyte Baillière, London. BHL Reference page. : 4: t. 760.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Glyphaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Glyphaea. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 23 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Glyphaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec. 2020.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: ഗ്ലൈഫിയ

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