Autranella

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Autranella
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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] It 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, Democratic Republic of the Congo). [2]

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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. 1 2 3 4 "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.