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Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum

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Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cryptosepalum
Species:
C. tetraphyllum
Binomial name
Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum
(Hook.f.) Benth.

Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

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Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum is a medium sized tree that is capable of reaching 30 m tall while its diameter can reach 80 cm but often smaller.[2] Its bark, especially at the base is marked with transverse and longitudinal lines and ridges, but above is generally smooth and greyish in color.[2] The slash is pinkish red while its stems are slender with brown lenticels.[2] The leaves are parippinately compound, stipules and petioles are present but the former falls off early; the leaves generally have two pairs of leaflets, an upper pair and a lower pair.[2] The leaflet above can reach 5 cm long and 2 cm wide while the lower pair is usually shorter; leaflets have a broadly ovate to elliptic shape with both the apex and base rounded for the lower pair of leaflets.[2] Flowers are arranged in axillary racemes, the petal is one and whitish in color besides purple anthers both held by a pedicel that is about 1 cm long.[2]

Distribution

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Occurs in West Africa, found in riverine, lowland and montane forest areas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hawthorne, W. (1998). "Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33465A9780171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33465A9780171.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Voorhoeve, A. G. (1965). Liberian high forest trees : a systematic botanical study of the 75 most important or frequent high forest trees, with reference to numerous related species. [internal PhD, WU, Wageningen University]. https://edepot.wur.nl/187074
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