Search

Reset
* Only valid names are shown as results

Filter

Reset

Order

Family (22)

Genus (30)

Prev genus | Next genus

Display options

421.0000 Family Lecythidaceae A.Rich.; Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. [Bory] 9: 269 (1825), nom. cons.
24 genera, ca. 380 spp.
Species listed in database: 413
= Asteranthaceae R.Knuth; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.219, Heft 105 (Lecyth.): 1 (1939), nom. cons.
= Barringtoniaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 56 (1830), nom. cons.
= Foetidiaceae Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 18: 258 (1965)
= Gustaviaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 717, 1092, 1135 (1835)
= Napoleonaeaceae A.Rich.; Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. [Bory] 11: 432 (1827)
= Rhaptopetalaceae Tiegh.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 33(2): 564 (1907)
421.1001 Genus Napoleonaea P.Beauv.; Napoléone [1] (1804)
Distribution: Tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 17
= Belvisia Desv.; J. Bot. Agric. 4: 130 (1814)
species :
Napoleonaea alata Jongkind; Kew Bull. 70(1)-6: 17 (2015)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia
22 GUI LBR SIE
species :
Napoleonaea angolensis Welw.; Ann. Cons. Ultramar. (Portugal), Parte Nâo Off. 24: 586 (1859)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]; Cabinda; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
22 NGA 23 CAB CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Remarks: often included in the Western African N. vogelii
Synonyms: hidden
= Napoleonaea natividadei A. & R.Fern.; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 43: 1 (1969)
= Napoleonaea parviflora Baker f. [Cat.Pl.Oban; Rendle et al.] 30 (1913)
species :
Napoleonaea beninensis Jongkind; Kew Bull. 70(1)-6: 19 (2015)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria
22 BEN GHA IVO NGA TOG
species :
Napoleonaea cuneata Jongkind; Kew Bull. 70(1)-6: 24 (2015)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
species :
Napoleonaea egertonii Baker f.; Cat. Pl. Oban [Rendle et al.] 33 (1913)
Distribution: SE-Nigeria; W-Cameroon; Gabon
22 NGA 23 CMN GAB
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Napoleonaea letestui Pellegr.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 82: 434 (1935 publ. 1936)
species :
Napoleonaea gabonensis Liben; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 41(3): 370 (1971)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
species :
Napoleonaea gossweileri Baker f.; Cat. Pl. Oban [Rendle et al.] 32 (1913)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; S-Angola; W-Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
species :
Napoleonaea heudelotii A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 2: 227 (1844)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; SW-Burkina Faso; Central African Republic
22 BKN GUI LBR SIE 23 CAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Napoleonaea whitfieldii Van Houtte ex Lem.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 1: 2 (1845)
species :
Napoleonaea imperialis P.Beauv.; Napoléone 1 (1804), et Fl. Oware 2: 32 (1810)
Distribution: Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Puerto Rico [c]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]
22 BEN NGA 23 CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG 81 pue trt
Synonyms: hidden
= Belvisia caerulea Desv.; J. Bot. Agric. 4: 130 (1814), nom. superfl.
= Napoleona imperialis P.Beauv.; Fl. Oware 2: 32 (1810), orth. var.
= Napoleona whitfieldii Decne.; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 4, 2: 301 (1853), nom. illeg.
= Napoleonaea cuspidata Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 1: 19 (1875)
= Napoleonaea miersii Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 117: t. 7199 (1891)
species :
Napoleonaea leonensis Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 1: 204 (1927)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast
22 GUI IVO LBR SIE
species :
Napoleonaea lutea Baker f. ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 1: 204 (1927)
Distribution: Nigeria
22 NGA
Remarks: status uncertain
species :
Napoleonaea mannii Miers; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 1: 11 (1875)
Distribution: Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]
23 BIO
species :
Napoleonaea reptans Baker f. ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 1: 204 (1927)
Distribution: Nigeria
22 NGA
Remarks: status uncertain
species :
Napoleonaea sapoensis Jongkind; Kew Bull. 70(1)-6: 31 (2015)
Distribution: Liberia
22 LBR
species :
Napoleonaea septentrionalis Liben; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 41(3): 375 (1971)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 CAF CON GAB ZAI
species :
Napoleonaea talbotii Baker f.; Cat. Pl. Oban [Rendle et al.] 32 (1913)
Distribution: SE-Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]
22 NGA 23 CMN CON EQG GAB
Conservation Status: IUCN NT (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Napoleonaea alexanderi Baker f. [Cat.Pl.Oban; Rendle et al.] 31 (1913)
= Napoleonaea gascoignei Baker f. [Cat.Pl.Oban; Rendle et al.] 33 (1913)
= Napoleonaea megacarpa Baker f. [Cat.Pl.Oban; Rendle et al.] 31 (1913)
species :
Napoleonaea vogelii Hook. & Planch.; Icon. Pl., t. 799 (1848)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; SW-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana
22 BKN GHA GUI IVO LBR SIE
Loading ...

A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World


Version 26.08 (August 2nd, 2026)

Covering 360,349 accepted species,
8,927 hybrids, 47,544 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,011,667 synonyms,
in total 1,428,487* names

[*about 20,000 dubious, "unplaced" names and about 4,000 invalid names (Art. 24.3) like "typicus" are deliberately omitted]


With complete, detailed distribution data (countries and regions) and literature references

Arranged in linear phylogenetic sequence reflecting true relationships

Fully searchable and continously updated

With 38,209 pictures of 15,787 species

Assembled through 40 years independently from other databases

In cooperation with Catalogue of Life