Maranthes
Maranthes polyandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Maranthes
Blume[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Exitelia Blume
  • Grymania C.Presl

Maranthes is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1825.[3][4][5]

Maranthes is native to tropical regions of Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, Central America, and various oceanic islands.[2]

Species[2]

  1. Maranthes aubrevillei (Pellegr.) Prance ex F.White - W Africa
  2. Maranthes chrysophylla (Oliv.) Prance ex F.White - W + C Africa
  3. Maranthes corymbosa Blume - Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Papuasia, Philippines, Palau
  4. Maranthes floribunda (Baker) F.White - C Africa
  5. Maranthes gabunensis (Engl.) Prance - C Africa
  6. Maranthes glabra (Oliv.) Prance - W + C Africa
  7. Maranthes goetzeniana (Engl.) Prance - Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  8. Maranthes kerstingii (Engl.) Prance ex F.White - W + C Africa
  9. Maranthes panamensis (Standl.) Prance & F.White - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
  10. Maranthes polyandra (Benth.) Prance - from Ivory Coast to South Sudan
  11. Maranthes robusta (Oliv.) Prance ex F.White - W Africa
  12. Maranthes sanagensis F.White - Cameroon

References

  1. ↑ "Genus: Maranthes Blume". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 7 September 1994. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1825. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 89 in Latin
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Maranthes Blume
  5. ↑ 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.


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