Autranella
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Autranella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Subfamily: | Sapotoideae |
Genus: | Autranella A.Chev. |
Species: | A. congolensis
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Binomial name | |
Autranella congolensis (De Wild.) A.Chev.
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Autranella is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1917.[3][4] It contains only one recognized species, Autranella congolensis (also known as Mukulungu), native to west-central Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Cabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo).[2]
The species is listed as critically endangered.[1]
References
- ^ a b Hills, R. (2021). "Autranella congolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T33038A67808537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T33038A67808537.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Chevalier, Auguste Jean Baptiste. 1917. Les végétaux Utiles de l'Afrique Tropical Française 9: 268, 271
- ^ Tropicos, Autranella A.Chev.
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