Data from: A taxonomic revision of the African genus Desplatsia Bocq. (Malvaceae - Grewioideae) with identifiers

A taxonomic revision of Desplatsia Bocq. (Malvaceae s.l., subfamily
Grewioideae, tribe Grewieae) based on 810 herbarium specimens is
presented. Desplatsia is a genus of trees and shrubs found in tropical
West and Central Africa and is characterised by subulately divided
stipules, the absence of an androgynophore, stamens that are fused to a
tube at the base, and large and distinctive fruits that are dispersed by
elephants. Four species are recognized (D. subericarpa, D.
chrysochlamys, D. dewevrei and D. mildbraedii) and 12 species names are
placed into synonymy, two of which have been put into synonymy for the
first time: D. floribunda and D. trillesiana. All four species are locally
abundant and their conservation status is assessed as Least Concern (LC).
A key to the species, full species descriptions, illustrations, a specimen
citation list and distribution maps are provided.