Haplocoelopsis africana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Sapindoideae
Tribus: Nephelieae
Genus: Haplocoelopsis
Species: Haplocoelopsis africana

Name

Haplocoelopsis africana F.G.Davies, Kew Bull. 52(1): 232 (1997)

• Type: I.R. Dale in F.H. 3820 (October 1937, [in flower]; Holotype: BM [​BM000073098^(JSTOR)]; Isotypes: BR [​BR0000006276751^(JSTOR)], EA {EA000002791, EA000002792, EA000002793, EA000002794}, K [​K000426352^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], S [​S11-25566^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
• Type locality: Kenya. Lamu Distr.: Witu, Gongoni Forest.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melanodiscus sp. nov. sensu Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees Shrubs: 515 (1961)
  • Haplocoelopsis africana F.G.Davies ex Beentje, Kenya Trees Shrubs Lianas: 418, fig. (1994), nom. inval., descript. anglice
• Haplocoelum sp. 7 sensu Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire: No. 5. Tanganyika Territory, Part 2: 558 (1949)
  • Note: vide Davies (1997).
• Haplocoelopsis africana F.G.Davies ex Beentje, Utafiti 1(3): 111, fig. 8, map (1988), nom. nud.
  • Note: vide Davies & Verdcourt (1998).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique [fide Ndangalasi 2021] References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Davies, F.G. 1997. A new genus Haplocoelopsis (Sapindaceae) from East and Central Africa. Kew Bulletin 52(1): 231–234. DOI: 10.2307/4117858 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dale, I.R. & Greenway, P.J. 1961. Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi: Buchanan's Kenya Estates and Hatchards. Internet Archive. Reference page. 
• Beentje, H.J. 1988. Atlas of the Rare Trees of Kenya. Utafiti 1(3): 71–123. BHL Internat Archive. Reference page. 
• Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page. 
• Davies, F.G. & Verdcourt, B. 1998. Sapindaceae. 108 pp. In Beentje, H.J. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Rotterdam: Balkema. ISBN 90-6191-380-2 Online (JSTOR). Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Haplocoelopsis africana F.G. Davies (Least Concern) - Assessed by H. Ndangalasi on 5 August 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Haplocoelopsis africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 4. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Kiswahili: Muanyiza