Rhaphidophora pusilla
Rhaphidophora pusilla is a species of plant in the family Araceae. It is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Rhaphidophora pusilla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Rhaphidophora |
| Species: | R. pusilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhaphidophora pusilla N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 286 (1897) | |
Rhaphidophora pusilla was considered synonymous with Rhaphidophora africana but was accepted as own species by R. Govaerts and D. G. Frodin in 2002.[2] More recent studies tend to synonymize the species again with R. africana.[3]
References
- Darbyshire, I. (2004). "Rhaphidophora pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46188A11035140. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46188A11035140.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
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