Hyphaene guineensis Schumach. & Thonn. (Arecaceae), a new palm for the flora of Benin

By

Dassou, Gbèwonmèdéa Hospice
Ouattara, Doudjo Noufou
Adéoti, Kifouli
Makponsè, Judicael
Sodjinou, Augustin
Roguet, Didier
Stauffer, Fred

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-7-6

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

479--484

Subjects

Coastal thickets , Conservation status , Discovery , palm species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/19.4.479

 

Abstract

We report for the first time the occurence of Hyphaene guineensis Schumach. & Thonn. (Arecaceae) in the flora of Benin at Grand-Popo. We describe this species using stem, leaf, and fruit morphological traits from field observations, specialized keys, historical and modern herbarium vouchers. Demographic and phenological observations are also provided, and a key is proposed for differentiating H. guineensis from the other species of Hyphaene known from Benin. This work contributes to the knowledge of the geographical distribution, the ecology, and the conservation of H. guineensis in tropical Africa.