Penianthus longifolius

Penianthus longifolius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Menispermaceae
Subfamilia: Chasmantheroideae
Tribus: Burasaieae
Genus: Penianthus
Species: Penianthus longifolius

Name

Penianthus longifolius Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 13(74): 124. 1864.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Penianthus longifolius Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 20(117): (171–)172. 1867. – Contr. Bot. 3: 18, 373, t. 149. 1871.

• Heterotypic
  • Penianthus klaineanus Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris, sér. 2, 1(10): 76(–77). 1898. (as P. Klaineanus)
  • Penianthus fruticosus Hutch. & Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1(1): 74. (Mar) 1927. – Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927(4): 157. (May) 1927.
  • Penianthus gossweileri Exell, J. Bot. 73(Suppl. 1): 8. 1935.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miers, 1864. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 13(74): 124

Additional references

• Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J.M. 1927. 11. Menispermaceae. Pp. 68–75 in Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol. 1(1). Crown Agents for the Colonies, London. Reference page. 
• Dekker, A.J.F.M. 1983. A revision of the genera Penianthus Miers and Sphenocentrum Pierre (Menispermaceae) of West and Central Africa. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 53: 17–66. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Exell, A.W. & Mendonça, F.A. 1937. 4 — Menispermaceae. Pp. 32–45 in Conspectus Florae Angolensis, Vol. 1, Fasc. 1, Ranunculaceae–Malvaceae. Ministério do Ultramar, Lisboa. Online Reference page.  (as Penianthus Gossweileri)
• Troupin, G. 1951. 34. Menispermaceae. Pp. 202–255 in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, Vol. 2. Institut National pour l'Étude Agronomique du Congo Belge, Bruxelles [Brussels]. Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1962. Monographie des Menispermaceae africaines. 313 pp. (Mémoires in-8vo, Nouv. sér., Tome XIII, fasc. 2.) Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, Classe des Sciences Naturelles et Médicales, Bruxelles. PDF (20 MB) Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. & Keay, R.W.J. 1954. 12. Menispermaceae. Pp. 66–77 in Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J., Flora of West Tropical Africa, 2nd ed., Vol. 1(1). Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Penianthus longifolius. Published online. Accessed: 05 February 2017.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Penianthus longifolius.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Penianthus longifolius. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 07. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2017. Penianthus longifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 February 2017.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Penianthus longifolius. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 05 February 2017.

Note:

The name Penianthus longifolius has also been applied to Penianthus patulinervis, P. zenkeri, and Sphenocentrum jollyanum.

Vernacular names

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