Crateranthus Explained

Crateranthus is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1913.^{[1] [2]} It is native to tropical Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo).^{[3] [4]}

Species

• Crateranthus cameroonensis Cheek & Prance – Cameroon
• Crateranthus congolensis Lecomte – Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo
• Crateranthus le-testui Lecomte – Gabon, Republic of Congo
• Crateranthus talbotii Baker f. – Cameroon, Gabon, southern Nigeria

Notes and References

1. Baker, Edmund Gilbert. 1913. Catalogue of the plants collected by Mr. & Mrs. P.A. Talbot in the Oban district South Nigeria 35
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40016020 Tropicos, Crateranthus Baker f.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=313724 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.