Gnetum africanum
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Gnetales |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Gnetaceae
Genus: Gnetum
Sectio: G. sect. Gnetum
Subsectio: G. subsect. Micrognemones
Species: Gnetum africanum
Name
[edit]Gnetum africanum Welw., 1870
Synonyms
[edit]- Thoa africana (Welw.) Doweld, Turczaninowia 3(4): 32 (2000)
Distribution
[edit]Native distribution areas: |
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Welwitsch, F.M.J., 1870 ("1869"). Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London 27:73.
Additional references
[edit]- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1–279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- 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
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Gnetum africanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 11. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2021. Gnetum africanum. Published online. Accessed: Sep 11 2021.
- Tropicos.org 2021. Gnetum africanum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Sep 2021.
- Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Gnetum africanum. Accessed: 11 Sep 2021.
- USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gnetum africanum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: African jointfir, Wild spinach
Igbo: Ukasi
Kongo: Fumbwa, Mfumbwa
lingála: Mfúmbwa
Igbo: Ukasi
Kongo: Fumbwa, Mfumbwa
lingála: Mfúmbwa
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