Omphalocarpum elatum

Omphalocarpum elatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Sapotaceae
Subfamilia: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Omphalocarpum
Species: Omphalocarpum elatum

Name

Omphalocarpum elatum Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1(1): 16 (1875)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. West-Central Tropical Africa Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miers, J. 1875. On Napoleona, Omphalocarpum, and Asteranthos. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London: Botany 1(1): 1–22. Plates I-IV. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Omphalocarpum elatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Omphalocarpum elatum. Published online. Accessed: May 29 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Omphalocarpum elatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2023.

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