Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum

Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum, synonyms including Ouratea quintasii, is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae. It is native to tropical Africa from Nigeria to South Sudan. It is a shrub or tree.^[1]

Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Ochnaceae
Genus:	Rhabdophyllum
Species:	R. arnoldianum
Binomial name
Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum (De Wild. & T.Durand) Tiegh.
Synonyms[1]
Ouratea arnoldiana De Wild. & T.Durand Ouratea barteri (Tiegh.) Hutch. & Dalziel Ouratea longipes (Tiegh.) T.Durand & H.Durand Ouratea quintasii (Tiegh.) Exell Ouratea staudtii (Tiegh.) Keay Ouratea vanderystii De Wild. Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum var. quintasii (Tiegh.) Farron Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum var. staudtii (Tiegh.) Farron Rhabdophyllum barteri Tiegh. Rhabdophyllum longipes Tiegh. Rhabdophyllum quintasii Tiegh. Rhabdophyllum staudtii Tiegh. Rhabdophyllum thollonii Tiegh. Rhabdophyllum viancinii Tiegh. Spongopyrena staudtii Tiegh.

Distribution

Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum is native to tropical Africa: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Gulf of Guinea islands, Nigeria, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire).^[1]

Conservation

Ouratea quintasii was assessed as "vulnerable" for the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to São Tomé Island.^[2] As of April 2023^[update], O. quintasii was regarded as a synonym of Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum, which has a much wider distribution.^[1]

References

1. "Rhabdophyllum arnoldianum (De Wild. & T.Durand) Tiegh." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
2. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Ouratea quintasii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32781A9723680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32781A9723680.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.