Dipterocarpaceae, , Gilg, 1899

Catarino, L., Martins, E. S., Abreu, J. A. & Figueira, R., 2013, Revision of the family Dipterocarpaceae in Angola, Blumea 57 (3), pp. 263-274 : 264

The Angolan Dipterocarpaceae

In Africa, Angola is one of the countries with the largest number of Dipterocarpaceae species, in particular Monotes . The available data for the country record two species of Marquesia and 19 species of Monotes , from which 10 are considered endemics for the country ( Bancroft 1937, Figueiredo & Smith 2008). Angola seems to be a centre of endemism of this genus, bearing more than half of the African species described. In the last decades the botanical study of the Angolan flora has been hindered due to political instability. Nevertheless, since the publication of the last studies on the Angolan Dipterocarpaceae ( Bancroft 1937, Exell & Mendonça 1951), a large amount of specimens has been collected throughout the country, in particular during the decades of 1950–1970. The taxonomy of the Angolan Monotes is not yet well established. According to Verdcourt (1989), it needs a reassessment and the number of species presently accepted might be reduced.

In this work we present a revision of the Angolan Dipterocarpaceae based on the specimens housed at COI, LISC and LISU herbaria, and on the type specimen images available at JSTOR Plant Science .