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474.0000 Family Icacinaceae Miers; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 2, 8: 174 (1851), nom. cons., s. str.
24 genera, ca. 160 spp. Phylogeny: Byng et al. (2014). Metteniusaceae and Oncothecaceae are frequently included as subfamilies.
Species listed in database: 165
= Icacineae Benth.; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 7: 215 (1841)
= Icacininae G.King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 64: 96 (1895)
= Icacinineae Engl.; Syllabus (ed. 2): 144 (1898)
= Icacinoideae Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 1: 235 (1860)
= Iodaceae Tiegh.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 25(2): 406 (1900)
= Iodeae Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 5: 242, 252 (1893)
= Mappieae Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 5: 288, 328 (1874)
= Phytocrenaceae Arn. ex R.Br.; Pl. Jav. Rar. [Bennett] 244 (1852)
= Phytocrenoideae Valeton; Crit. Overz. Olacin. 163 (1886)
= Pleurisanthaceae Tiegh.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 25(2): 406 (1900)
= Sarcostigmataceae Tiegh.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 25(2): 406 (1900)
= Sarcostigmateae Miers; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 2, 9: 223 (1852)
474.0011 Genus Vadensea Jongkind & O.Lachenaud; Phytotaxa 405(5): 238 (2019)
Distribution: Tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 4
species :
Vadensea oblongifolia (Engl.) Jongkind & O.Lachenaud; Phytotaxa 405(5): 240 (2019)
Distribution: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Alsodeiopsis oblongifolia Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], Nachtr. 1: 226, nomen, et in Engl. Jahrb. 24: 480 (1898)
= Desmostachys brevipes (Engl.) Sleumer; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 359 (1941)
= Desmostachys brevipes var. oblongifolia (Engl.) Boutique; Fl. Congo Belge 9: 278 (1960)
= Desmostachys oblongifolius (Engl.) Villiers; Fl. Cameroun 15: 48 (1973), et in Fl. Gabon 20: 48 (1973)
= Pyrenacantha brevipes Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 187 (1909)
= Sarcostigma brevipes (Engl.) Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(2): 260 (1921)
species :
Vadensea tenuifolia (Oliv.) Jongkind & O.Lachenaud; Phytotaxa 405(5): 242 (2019)
Distribution: SE-Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
22 NGA 23 BIO CMN EQG GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Desmostachys tenuifolius Oliv.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 1: 353 (1868)
= Desmostachys tenuifolius var. angustifolius Pellegr. & Villiers; Fl. Cameroun 15: 46 (1973), et in Fl. Gabon 20: 46 (Jan. 30 (1973)
= Desmostachys preussii Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 70 (1893)
species :
Vadensea testui Jongkind & O.Lachenaud; Phytotaxa 405(5): 242 (2019)
Distribution: Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo
23 EQG GAB
species :
Vadensea vogelii (Miers) Jongkind & O.Lachenaud; Phytotaxa 405(5): 245 (2019)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]
22 IVO LBR SIE 23 CMN CON GAB
Conservation Status: IUCN NT (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Desmostachys vogelii (Miers) Stapf; Liberia [H.H.Johnston] 2: 587 (1906)
= Sarcostigma vogelii Miers; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 2, 10: 117 (1852)
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