Manniophyton is a genus of lianas of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) described as a genus in 1864.Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1864. Flora oder Botanische Zeitung :welche Recensionen, Abhandlungen, Aufsätze, Neuigkeiten und Nachrichten, die Botanik betreffend, enthält 47: 530-531 in LatinTropicos Manniophyton Müll. Arg. It contains only one known species, Manniophyton fulvum, native to tropical western and central Africa from Guinea to Angola.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesHarris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307. It is dioecious.
Formerly included moved to Crotonogyne Manniophyton angustifolium - Crotonogyne parvifolia
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