''Rhaptopetalum'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
s in the family
Lecythidaceae
The Lecythidaceae comprise a family (biology), family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia.
The most important member of the family in wor ...
.
,
Kew
Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is a ...
's
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
accepted the following species:
* ''
Rhaptopetalum beguei''
Mangenot
* ''
Rhaptopetalum belingense''
Letouzey
* ''
Rhaptopetalum breteleri
''Rhaptopetalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Lecythidaceae.
, Kew's Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
* '' Rhaptopetalum beguei'' Mangenot
* '' Rhaptopetalum belingense'' Letouzey
* '' Rhaptopetalum breteleri'' ...
''
Letouzey
* ''
Rhaptopetalum cheekii
''Rhaptopetalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Lecythidaceae.
, Kew's Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
* '' Rhaptopetalum beguei'' Mangenot
* '' Rhaptopetalum belingense'' Letouzey
* ''Rhaptopetalum breteleri'' L ...
''
Prance
* ''
Rhaptopetalum coriaceum
''Rhaptopetalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Lecythidaceae.
, Kew's Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
* '' Rhaptopetalum beguei'' Mangenot
* '' Rhaptopetalum belingense'' Letouzey
* ''Rhaptopetalum breteleri'' L ...
''
Oliv.
Daniel Oliver, FRS (6 February 1830, Newcastle upon Tyne – 21 December 1916) was an English botanist.
He was Librarian of the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1860–1890 and Keeper there from 1864–1890, and Professor of Botany at ...
* ''
Rhaptopetalum depressum
''Rhaptopetalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Lecythidaceae.
, Kew's Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
* '' Rhaptopetalum beguei'' Mangenot
* '' Rhaptopetalum belingense'' Letouzey
* ''Rhaptopetalum breteleri'' L ...
''
Letouzey
* ''
Rhaptopetalum evrardii
''Rhaptopetalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Lecythidaceae.
, Kew's Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
* '' Rhaptopetalum beguei'' Mangenot
* '' Rhaptopetalum belingense'' Letouzey
* ''Rhaptopetalum breteleri'' L ...
''
R.Germ.
* ''
Rhaptopetalum geophylax''
Cheek & Gosline
* ''
Rhaptopetalum pachyphyllum
''Rhaptopetalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Lecythidaceae.
, Kew's Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
* '' Rhaptopetalum beguei'' Mangenot
* '' Rhaptopetalum belingense'' Letouzey
* ''Rhaptopetalum breteleri'' L ...
''
Engl.
* ''
Rhaptopetalum roseum''
(Gürke) Engl.
* ''
Rhaptopetalum sessilifolium
''Rhaptopetalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Lecythidaceae.
, Kew's Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
* ''Rhaptopetalum beguei'' Mangenot
* ''Rhaptopetalum belingense'' Letouzey
* ''Rhaptopetalum breteleri'' Let ...
''
Engl.
* ''
Rhaptopetalum sindarense''
Pellegr.
References
Ericales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Daniel Oliver
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