Vitellariopsis
Appearance
Vitellariopsis | |
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Foliage of V. marginata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Subfamily: | Sapotoideae |
Genus: | Vitellariopsis (Baill.) ex Dubard |
Type species | |
Vitellariopsis kirkii (Baker) Dubard
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Synonyms[1] | |
Austromimusops A.Meeuse |
Vitellariopsis is a group of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1915.[2][3] The genus is native to eastern and southern Africa.[1][4][5]
- Vitellariopsis cuneata (Engl.) Aubrév. - Usambara Mts in Tanzania
- Vitellariopsis dispar (N.E.Br.) Aubrév. - Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal
- Vitellariopsis ferruginea Kupicha - Zimbabwe
- Vitellariopsis kirkii (Baker) Dubard - Nampula, Tanzania, Kenya
- Vitellariopsis marginata (N.E.Br.) Aubrév. - Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Dubard, Marcel Marie Maurice. 1915. Annales du Musée Colonial de Marseille, sér. 3, 3: 44
- ^ Tropicos, Vitellariopsis Baill. ex Dubard
- ^ 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.
- ^ Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria
- ^ theplantlist.org (2010). "theplantlist - Vitellariopsis". Kew Gardens. Retrieved 19 August 2011.