Spondianthus Explained

Spondianthus is a genus of plant, in the family Phyllanthaceae and is the only genus comprised in the tribe Spondiantheae. It was first described as a genus in 1905.^{[1] [2]} The genus contains only one recognized species, Spondianthus preussii, widespread across much of tropical Africa from Liberia to Mozambique.^{[3] [4]}

Subspecies

1. Spondianthus preussii subsp. glaber (Engl.) J.Léonard & Nkounkou – from Nigeria to Tanzania south to Angola; also Guinea, Ivory Coast
2. Spondianthus preussii subsp. preussii – from Liberia to Zaire

Formerly includedmoved to: Protomegabaria

• Spondianthus obovatus Engl. – Protomegabaria stapfiana (Beille) Hutch.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/226#page/228/mode/1up Engler, Heinrich Gustav Adolf. 1905. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 36: 215-216
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40003907 Tropicos, Spondianthus Engl.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=194632 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Web site: Spondianthus preussii Engl. - Encyclopedia of Life . Eol.org . 2022-05-01.