Maranthes Explained

Maranthes is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1825.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Maranthes is native to tropical regions of Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, Central America, and various oceanic islands.^[4]

Species^[4]

1. Maranthes aubrevillei - W Africa
2. Maranthes chrysophylla - W + C Africa
3. Maranthes corymbosa - Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Papuasia, Philippines, Palau
4. Maranthes floribunda - C Africa
5. Maranthes gabunensis - C Africa
6. Maranthes glabra - W + C Africa
7. Maranthes goetzeniana - Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
8. Maranthes kerstingii - W + C Africa
9. Maranthes panamensis - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
10. Maranthes polyandra - from Ivory Coast to South Sudan
11. Maranthes robusta - W Africa
12. Maranthes sanagensis - Cameroon

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/428215#page/92/mode/1up Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1825. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 89
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40013596 Tropicos, Maranthes Blume
3. Prance, G. T. & F. White. 1988. The genera of Chrysobalanaceae: a study in practical and theoretical taxonomy and its relevance to evolutionary biology. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 320: 1–184.
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=354399 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families