Heritiera utilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Sterculioideae
Genus: Heritiera
Species: Heritiera utilis

Name

Heritiera utilis (Sprague) Sprague, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 348 (1909)

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Triplochiton utile Sprague, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 257 (1908)
  • Homotypic
    • Tarrietia utilis (Sprague) Sprague, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 85 (1916); accepted by Hutchinson, Dalziel & Keay and Lisowski (2009), but not accepted by Voorhoeve (1965: 363) [cited as Heritiera utilis]
  • Heterotypic
    • Cola proteiformis A.Chev., Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 5: 250 (1909); not accepted by Hutchinson, Dalziel & Keay [cited as Tarrietia utilis], Voorhoeve (1965: 363) [cited as Heritiera utilis], Govaerts (1999) [cited as Tarietia utilia]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: West Tropical Africa
      • Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew. Kew 1909: 348 (1909)

Additional references

  • Chevalier, A. 1909. Les végétaux utiles de l'Afrique tropicale française. Fasc. 5: Première étude sur les bois de la Côte d'Ivoire. 314 pp. A. Challamel, Paris. Internet Archive Reference page. 
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. 1954. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 1(1), 2nd ed. Pp. I–VIII, 1–295. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page. 
  • Irvine, F.R. 1961. Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses. London: Oxford University Press. Google Books Reference page.  [see page 181.]
  • Voorhoeve, A.G. 1965. Liberian High Forest Trees: A Systematic Botanical Study of the 75 Most Important or Frequent High Forest Trees, with Reference to Numerous Related Species. Centre for Agricultural Publications and Documentation, Wageningen. PDF Reference page. 
  • Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
  • Lisowski, S. 2009. Flore (angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1–517. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Akan: Nyankom
français: Niangon
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