Manniophyton is a genus of lianas of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) described as a genus in 1864.[2][3] It contains only one known species, Manniophyton fulvum, native to tropical western and central Africa from Guinea to Angola.[1][4][5][6][7] It is dioecious.[8]

Manniophyton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Aleuritideae
Subtribe: Crotonogyninae
Genus: Manniophyton
Müll.Arg.
Species:
M. fulvum
Binomial name
Manniophyton fulvum
Synonyms[1]
  • Manniophyton africanum var. fulvum (Müll.Arg.) Hutch.
  • Manniophyton africanum Müll.Arg.
  • Manniophyton chevalieri Beille
  • Manniophyton wildemanii Beille
  • Manniophyton tricuspe Pierre ex A.Chev
Formerly included

moved to Crotonogyne

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1864. Flora oder Botanische Zeitung :welche Recensionen, Abhandlungen, Aufsätze, Neuigkeiten und Nachrichten, die Botanik betreffend, enthält 47: 530-531 in Latin
  3. ^ Tropicos Manniophyton Müll. Arg.
  4. ^ Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  5. ^ Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  6. ^ Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  7. ^ Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  8. ^ Van Welzen, Peter C.; Stuppy, Wolfgang (1999). "Phylogenetic Considerations of Euphorbiaceae Tribe Aleuritideae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 86 (4): 894–903. doi:10.2307/2666174. JSTOR 2666174.