Melastomataceae

Calvoa Hook.f.

First published in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 1: 755 (1867)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 457.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gilg in E.M. 2: 31 (1898)
  • in F.T.A. 2: 457 (1871)
  • in G.P. 1: 755 (1867)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [2805] Cameroon K000197749 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cable, S. [3357] Cameroon K000197750 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [9372] Cameroon K000197755 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cable, S. [805] Cameroon K000197751 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [10361] Cameroon K000197752 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cable, S. [781] Cameroon K000197753 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Onana, J.-M. [537] Cameroon K000197748 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Mackinder, B. [295] Cameroon K000197754 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Mackinder, B. [283] Cameroon K000197756 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [9005] Cameroon K000197745 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4147] Cameroon K000197746 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Gosline, G. [62] Cameroon K000197744 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Onana, J.-M. [547] Cameroon K000197747 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [437] Cameroon K000518995 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [438] Cameroon K000518994 Yes
Lebrum, J. [5297] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000242568 Type Yes
Barter [2000] K000242570 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann, G, [1072] Sao Tome and Principe K000242573 Unknown Type Material Yes
Luke, Q., et al. [11958] Guinea K000566698 Yes
Mann [285] Equatorial Guinea K000242575 Unknown Type Material Yes
Savory, H., J. [UCI 650] Cameroon K000050258 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0