Manniophyton Explained

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

Formerly includedmoved to Crotonogyne

• Manniophyton angustifolium - Crotonogyne parvifolia

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55996#page/529/mode/1up Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1864. Flora oder Botanische Zeitung :welche Recensionen, Abhandlungen, Aufsätze, Neuigkeiten und Nachrichten, die Botanik betreffend, enthält 47: 530-531
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40013335 Tropicos Manniophyton Müll. Arg.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=120292 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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. 10.2307/2666174. 2666174. Phylogenetic Considerations of Euphorbiaceae Tribe Aleuritideae. Van Welzen. Peter C.. Stuppy. Wolfgang. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 1999. 86. 4. 894–903.