Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum

Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum, synonyms including Ouratea quintasii, is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is native to tropical Africa from Nigeria to South Sudan. It is a shrub or tree.[1]

Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Genus: Rhabdophyllum
Species:
R. arnoldianum
Binomial name
Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum
(De Wild. & T.Durand) Tiegh.
Synonyms[1]
  • Ouratea arnoldiana De Wild. & T.Durand
  • Ouratea barteri (Tiegh.) Hutch. & Dalziel
  • Ouratea longipes (Tiegh.) T.Durand & H.Durand
  • Ouratea quintasii (Tiegh.) Exell
  • Ouratea staudtii (Tiegh.) Keay
  • Ouratea vanderystii De Wild.
  • Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum var. quintasii (Tiegh.) Farron
  • Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum var. staudtii (Tiegh.) Farron
  • Rhabdophyllum barteri Tiegh.
  • Rhabdophyllum longipes Tiegh.
  • Rhabdophyllum quintasii Tiegh.
  • Rhabdophyllum staudtii Tiegh.
  • Rhabdophyllum thollonii Tiegh.
  • Rhabdophyllum viancinii Tiegh.
  • Spongopyrena staudtii Tiegh.

Distribution

Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum is native to tropical Africa: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Gulf of Guinea islands, Nigeria, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire).[1]

Conservation

Ouratea quintasii was assessed as "vulnerable" for the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to São Tomé Island.[2] As of April 2023, O. quintasii was regarded as a synonym of Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum, which has a much wider distribution.[1]

References
  1. "Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum (De Wild. & T.Durand) Tiegh." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Ouratea quintasii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32781A9723680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32781A9723680.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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