Manniophyton

Manniophyton
Scientific 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 Müll.Arg.
Synonyms [1]
Manniophyton africanum var. fulvum(Müll.Arg.) Hutch. Manniophyton africanumMüll.Arg. Manniophyton chevalieriBeille Manniophyton wildemaniiBeille Manniophyton tricuspePierre ex A.Chev

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]

Formerly included

moved to Crotonogyne

• Manniophyton angustifolium - Crotonogyne parvifolia

References

1. 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.