Shirakiopsis aubrevillei

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Shirakiopsis aubrevillei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Shirakiopsis
Species:
S. aubrevillei
Binomial name
Shirakiopsis aubrevillei
(Leandri) Esser
Synonyms [2]
  • Sapium aubrevilleiLeandri
  • Shirakia aubrevillei(Leandri) Kruijt

Shirakiopsis aubrevillei [3] (syn. Sapium aubrevillei) is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. [2] [4] It is native to Ivory Coast and Ghana, where it grows in wet forest habitat. It is threatened by habitat destruction from mining, logging, and tree plantations. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hawthorne, W. (1998). "Shirakiopsis aubrevillei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T33917A9819917. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33917A9819917.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Shirakiopsis aubrevillei (Leandri) Esser". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  3. Shirakiopsis aubrevillei. The Plant List.
  4. "Shirakiopsis aubrevillei (Leandri) Esser". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 13, 2025.