Ricinodendreae is a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 3 genera.
Ricinodendron is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1864. It includes only one known species, Ricinodendron heudelotii, native to tropical Africa from Senegal + Liberia east to Sudan and Tanzania and south to Mozambique and Angola. It produces an economically important oilseed. The tree is known as munguella (Angola), njangsa (Cameroon), bofeko (Zaire), wama (Ghana), okhuen (Nigeria), kishongo (Uganda), akpi, djansang, essang, ezezang and njasang. Two varieties of the tree species are recognized R. heudelotii var. heudelotii in Ghana and R. heudelotii var. africanum in Nigeria and westwards.
Meineckia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1858.
Pseudolachnostylis is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1899. It contains only one known species, Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia native to central and southern Africa. Its common name is kudu berry, though the term also applies for Cassine aethiopica.
Lingelsheimia is a plant genus variously classified in the families Putranjivaceae or Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1909. It is native to central Africa and Madagascar.
- Lingelsheimia abbayesii(Leandri) Radcl.-Sm. - Madagascar
- Lingelsheimia ambigua(Leandri) Radcl.-Sm. - Madagascar
- Lingelsheimia fiherenensis(Leandri) Radcl.-Sm. - Madagascar
- Lingelsheimia frutescensPax - Gabon, Zaire
- Lingelsheimia manongarivensis(Leandri) G.L.Webster - Madagascar
- Lingelsheimia sylvestris(Radcl.-Sm.) Radcl.-Sm. - Tanzania
Sibangea is a plant genus of the family Putranjivaceae, first described as a genus in 1883. It is sometimes included in Drypetes. It is native to central Africa.
Callulina is a small genus of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae with nine members in Tanzania and Kenya. Originally Callulina was thought to be monotypic and widely distributed through Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania and in southern Kenya. However, within the last decade eight new species has been identified, the majority of which are considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The black and rufous elephant shrew, the black and rufous sengi, or the Zanj elephant shrew is one of the 17 species of elephant shrew found only in Africa. It is native to the lowland montane and dense forests of Kenya and Tanzania. Like other members of the genus Rhynchocyon, it is a relatively large species, with adults averaging about 28 cm (11 in) in length and 450-700 g (1.0-1.5 lb) in weight.
Coleus socotranus, synonym Plectranthus socotranus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.
Kihaule's mouse shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Tanzania where it is known only from the Udzungwa Mountains, at the western end of the Eastern Arc Mountains. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and plantations. It is threatened by habitat destruction and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "endangered". It was named after Philip M. Kihaule, a medical-entomological technician, who considerably contributed to the documenting of the small mammals of Tanzania and collected the type specimen of this shrew.
Decken's horseshoe bat is a species of horseshoe bat. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Andrachne schweinfurthii is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas.
Lannea transulta is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Meineckia capillipes is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Known locally as Kizeza-mzitu, the plant is small, with white, soft wood. The leaves are simple and alternate, and the flowers and fruit are green. The roots are used medicinally by local peoples for stomach problems.
Meineckia nguruensis is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania.
Meineckia ovata is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Taita Hills in Kenya. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Riocreuxia is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, and named in honour of the botanical illustrator Alfred Riocreux (1820-1912). It was first described as a genus in 1844 and is native to Africa.
Callulina shengena is a species of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae. It was discovered in 2010 during a survey of rainforests in the northern part of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. It is present at two locations in Chome Forest Reserve at altitudes between 1,920 and 2,100 m. The forests in which it lives are being selectively felled, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "critically endangered".
Callulina stanleyi is a species of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae. It was discovered in 2010 during a survey of rainforests in the northern part of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. It was named in honour of the American zoologist, William T. Stanley, of the Field Museum, Chicago, who has done much research into the amphibians of Tanzania. It is present at three locations along the eastern border of Chome Forest Reserve at altitudes between 1,100 and 1,300 m. It is rated as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
