Table 3 The number (n) of types for species or infraspecific taxa originating from West African countries and West Africa. Most of the names are accepted as basionym or as homotypic synonym
From: Mapping mycological ignorance – checklists and diversity patterns of fungi known for West Africa
n types | n types names accepted | |
|---|---|---|
Benin | 39 | 37 |
Burkina Faso | 12 | 12 |
Gambia | 2 | 2 |
Ghana | 216 | 189 |
Guinea | 111 | 106 |
Guinea-Bissau | 9 | 8 |
Ivory Coast | 266 | 247 |
Liberia | 32 | 30 |
Mali | 6 | 6 |
Niger | 5 | 5 |
Nigeria | 88 | 85 |
Senegal | 21 | 19 |
Sierra Leone | 547 | 491 |
Togo | 29 | 26 |
total | 1383 | 1263 |
West Africaa | 1382 | 1262 |