Synsepalum

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Synsepalum
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Miracle fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Synsepalum
(A.DC.) Daniell [1]
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • AfrosersalisiaA.Chev.
  • BakeriellaPierre ex Dubard
  • BakerisideroxylonEngl.
  • LasersisiaLiben, not validly published
  • PachystelaPierre ex Engl.
  • PseudopachystelaAubrév. & Pellegr.
  • RogeonellaA.Chev.
  • Sideroxylon section SynsepalumA.DC [4]
  • StironeurumRadlk. ex De Wild. & T.Durand
  • TulesteaAubrév. & Pellegr.
  • VincentellaPierre

Synsepalum is a genus of trees and shrubs in the chicle family, Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1852. [5] [2]

Synsepalum is native to the tropical lowlands of Africa. [3] [6]

Species [3]
  1. Synsepalum afzelii - Western Africa
  2. Synsepalum aubrevillei - Ivory Coast
  3. Synsepalum batesii - Cameroon
  4. Synsepalum bequaertii - Democratic Republic of the Congo
  5. Synsepalum brenanii - Cameroon
  6. Synsepalum brevipes - tropical Africa
  7. Synsepalum buluensis - Gabon, Cabinda
  8. Synsepalum carrieanum - Republic of the Congo
  9. Synsepalum cerasiferum - tropical Africa
  10. Synsepalum chimanimani - Mozambique, Zimbabwe [7]
  11. Synsepalum congolense - Republic of the Congo, Gabon
  12. Synsepalum dulcificum - West and Central Africa
  13. Synsepalum fleuryanum - Gabon
  14. Synsepalum gabonense - Gabon
  15. Synsepalum kassneri - Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
  16. Synsepalum lastoursvillense - Gabon
  17. Synsepalum laurentii - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic
  18. Synsepalum le-testui - Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic
  19. Synsepalum letouzei - Cameroon, Central African Republic
  20. Synsepalum msolo - West and Central Africa
  21. Synsepalum muelleri - Malawi, Mozambique
  22. Synsepalum nyangense - Gabon
  23. Synsepalum ogouense - Republic of the Congo, Gabon
  24. Synsepalum ovatostipulatum - Democratic Republic of the Congo
  25. Synsepalum oyemense - Republic of the Congo, Gabon
  26. Synsepalum passargei - tropical Africa
  27. Synsepalum pobeguinianum - West Africa
  28. Synsepalum revolutum - West and Central Africa
  29. Synsepalum seretii - Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  30. Synsepalum stipulatum - Central Africa
  31. Synsepalum subcordatum - Central Africa
  32. Synsepalum subverticillatum - Kenya
  33. Synsepalum tomentosum - Gabon
  34. Synsepalum tsounkpe - Ivory Coast
  35. Synsepalum ulugurense - Tanzania
  36. Synsepalum zenkeri - Republic of the Congo, Cameroon

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References

  1. ↑ "Synsepalum (A. DC.) Daniell". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  2. 1 2 Tropicos, Synsepalum (A. DC.) Daniell
  3. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 183-184 in Latin
  5. ↑ Daniel. 1852. Pharmaceutical journal and Transactions; a weekly record of pharmacy and allied sciences 11: 446
  6. ↑ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  7. ↑ Rokni, Saba; Wursten, Bart; Darbyshire, Iain (16 October 2019). "Synsepalum chimanimani (Sapotaceae), a new species from the Chimanimani Mountains of Mozambique and Zimbabwe, with notes on the botanical importance of this area". PhytoKeys . Retrieved 24 December 2019.

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