African Plant Database


Penianthus longifolius Miers
Protologue : Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 3 13: 1 (1864)
Information on the genus : Penianthus
 
 
Status
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Penianthus fruticosus Hutch. & Dalziel (1927)
=Penianthus gossweileri Exell (1935)
=Penianthus klaineanus Pierre (1898)
 
Ecology and distribution
Trop. Afr.
Biology : Shrub or shrubby treelet, to 3(-4,5) m.
Ecology : Rain-forest; riversides; gallery forest in southern savanna region; usually in deep shade of high forest; soil sandy to rocky, and steep rocky slopes; 1-1050 m alt. Fernando Poo (Bioko). Cultivated in Wageningen (Netherlands).
 
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see under The International Plant Name Index
 
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Record n°57405 modified 2007-03-29
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