Megaphrynium macrostachyum

Megaphrynium macrostachyum

Megaphrynium macrostachyum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Marantaceae
Genus: Megaphrynium
Species: Megaphrynium macrostachyum

Name

Megaphrynium macrostachyum (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh., Kew Bull. 7: 170 (1952)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phrynium benthamii Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 323 (1898)
  • Phrynium macrostachyum Benth. & Hook.f. in Gen. Pl. 3: 653 (1883), nom. illeg.
  • Phyllodes macrostachya K.Schum. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 445 (1892)
  • Sarcophrynium macrostachyum (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 48: 37 (1902)
• Heterotypic
  • Phrynium adenocarpum (K.Schum.) Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 324 (1898)
  • Phrynium macrophyllum (K.Schum.) Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 323 (1898)
  • Phrynium oxycarpum (K.Schum.) Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 324 (1898)
  • Phyllodes adenocarpa K.Schum. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 442 (1892)
  • Phyllodes macrophylla K.Schum. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 444 (1892)
  • Phyllodes oxycarpa K.Schum. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 443 (1892)
  • Sarcophrynium adenocarpum (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 48: 37 (1902)
  • Sarcophrynium arnoldianum De Wild. in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 1: 107 (1903)
  • Sarcophrynium macrophyllum (K.Schum.) Hutch. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 336 (1936)
  • Sarcophrynium oxycarpum (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 48: 38 (1902)
  • Sarcophrynium spicatum K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 48: 40 (1902)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa ' Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo Regional: Central Africa ' Central African Repu, Zaïre Regional: Eastern Africa ' Sudan, Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. (1952) Kew Bulletin 1952: 170.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 2004. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1–54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Megaphrynium macrostachyum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 May 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Megaphrynium macrostachyum. Published online. Accessed: May 2 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Megaphrynium macrostachyum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 May 2015.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Megaphrynium macrostachyum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Sängö: Ngongo

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