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Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth.

This species name was first published in Niger Fl. : 259 (1849)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000404543.

Synonyms of Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Rhaphiostylis latifolia Pierre Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1325 (1897) wfo-0000404532
Rhaphiostylis heudelotii Planch. ex Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. , ser. 2, 9: 391 (1852) wfo-0000404545
Rhaphiostylis jollyana Pierre Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1325 (1897) wfo-0000404546
Rhaphiostylis scandens Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 183 (1909) wfo-0000406085
Rhaphiostylis zenkeri Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 183 (1909) wfo-0000406095
Ptychopetalum cuspidatum R.E.Fr. Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912 , 1: 23 (1914) wfo-0000476482
Apodytes beninensis Hook.f. Icon. Pl. 4: t. 778. 1848 [May 1848] wfo-0000540845
Rhaphiostylis stuhlmannii Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 72 (1893) wfo-1000054502
Apodytes beninensis Hook.f. ex Planch. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 8: t. 778 (1848) wfo-1000054503