Sapindaceae
Chytranthus

Chytranthus atroviolaceus Baker f. ex Hutch. & Dalziel

First published in Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 504 (1928)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to NW. Tanzania. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Davies, F.G. & Verdcourt, B. (1998). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Dodonaea: 1-108.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meyer, F.K. (2011). Beiträge zur Flora von Albanien. Haussknechtia, Beih. 15: 1-220.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 1: 504 (1928)
  • Kew Bull. 1929: 26
  • Radlk. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Sapindac. 786.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Davies, F.G. & Verdcourt, B. (1998). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Dodonaea: 1-108.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meyer, F.K. (2011). Beiträge zur Flora von Albanien. Haussknechtia, Beih. 15: 1-220.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fouilloy & Hallé in Fl. Cameroun 16: 102, t. 24 (1973)
  • Fouilloy & Hallé in Fl. Gabon 23: 102, t. 24 (1973).
  • Hutch. & Dalziel in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1929: 26 (1929).
  • Hutch. & Dalziel, Flora of West Tropical Africa 1: 504 (1928)
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 717 (1958).
  • Radlk. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV, 165: 786 (1932).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11714] Cameroon K000339724 No
Dec 1, 1997 Hunt, L., V. [31] Cameroon K000437406 No
Dec 1, 1997 Hunt, L., V. [31] Cameroon K000436713 No
Aug 1, 1996 Cheek, M.; Groves; Ameka; Hermans; Vincent; Mensley [6010] Cameroon K000197960 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Cable, S. [1645] Cameroon K000436682 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cable, S. [1645] Cameroon K000436671 No
Jan 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1171] Cameroon K000437430 No
Jan 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1171] Cameroon K000436657 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cable, S. [1598] Cameroon K000436710 No
Jan 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [677] Cameroon K000518283 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [141] Cameroon K000518284 No
Jan 1, 1992 Jaff, B. [26] Cameroon K000011859 No
Jan 1, 1992 Watts, J. [140] Cameroon K000011862 No
Jan 1, 1992 Jaff, B. [77] Cameroon K000436801 No
Ngoka [FHI.41841] Nigeria K:SPC-07248.000 No
Talbot, P. [1596] Nigeria K000426337 Syntype Yes
Talbot, P. [1596] Nigeria K000426338 Syntype Yes
Talbot, P. [1583] Nigeria K000426336 Type Yes
Reynolds, V.; Tinka, J. Uganda K:SPC-60328.000 No
Reynolds, V.; Tinka, J. [H 1181/97] Uganda K:SPC-60327.000 No
Smythe, C.W. [126] Sierra Leone K000426340 Syntype Yes
Smythe, C.W. [126] Sierra Leone K000426339 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0