Napoleonaea imperialis P.Beauv.
Napoleonaea imperialis P.Beauv.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Napoleonaeoideae
Genus: Napoleonaea
Species: Napoleonaea imperialis

Name

Napoleonaea imperialis P.Beauv., Napoleone Imperiale: [1]. 1804 & Fl. Oware 2: 30, t. 78. 1810.

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Belvisia caerulea Desv., nom. illeg., J. Bot. Agric. 4: 130. 1814.
  • Heterotypic
    • Napoleonaea alexanderi Baker f., Cat. Pl. Oban 31. 1913.
    • Napoleonaea cuspidata Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1(1): 19. 1875.
    • Napoleonaea mannii Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1(1): 11. 1875.
    • Napoleonaea miersii Hook.f., Bot. Mag. t. 7199. 1891.
    • Napoleonaea whitfieldii Decne., Rev. Hort. 301. t. 16. 1853, nom. illeg. non Van Houtte ex Lem. (1843).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional:Western Tropical Africa
      • Benin, Nigeria

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

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • African Plants Database (2009). Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2009 Nov 02 .
  • Flore d'Oware et de Bénin, en Afrique, par A. M. F. J. Palisot-Beauvois. Paris 2:30, t. 78. 1810-1811
  • 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. 

Vernacular names

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