Hypselodelphys

Hypselodelphys is a group of plants in the Marantaceae described as a genus in 1950.^[2][1] native to tropical Africa from Liberia to Uganda and south to Angola.^[3][4] It contains 8 recognized species:

species^[3]

• Hypselodelphys hirsuta – Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
• Hypselodelphys lopei – Gabon
• Hypselodelphys poggeana – tropical Africa from Liberia to Angola
• Hypselodelphys scandens – Central Africa from Nigeria to Uganda and Angola
• Hypselodelphys triangularis – Liberia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo
• Hypselodelphys velutina – Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast
• Hypselodelphys violacea – tropical Africa from Liberia to Angola
• Hypselodelphys zenkeriana – Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Hypselodelphys
Hypselodelphys poggeana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Marantaceae
Genus:	Hypselodelphys (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh.
Synonyms[1]
Trachyphrynium sect. Hypselodelphys K. Schum.