Autranella

Autranella
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Subfamily:	Sapotoideae
Genus:	Autranella A.Chev. [2]
Species:	A. congolensis
Binomial name
Autranella congolensis (De Wild.) A.Chev. [2]
Synonyms [2]
Genus AmbianellaWillis Species Mimusops congolensisDe Wild. Mimusops booneiDe Wild. Mimusops letestuiLecomte Autranella boonei(De Wild.) A.Chev. Autranella letestui(Lecomte) A.Chev.

Autranella is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1917. ^{[3] [4]}

Species and distribution

This genus contains only one recognized species, Autranella congolensis (also known as mukulungu), native to west-central Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Cabinda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo). ^[2]

References

1. Hills, R. (2021). "Autranella congolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T33038A67808537. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T33038A67808537.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Autranella". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 21 December 2023.
3. Chevalier, Auguste Jean Baptiste. 1917. Les végétaux Utiles de l'Afrique Tropical Française 9: 268, 271
4. Tropicos, Autranella A.Chev.