Cryptosepalum exfoliatum

Cryptosepalum exfoliatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Genus:	Cryptosepalum
Species:	C. exfoliatum
Binomial name
	Cryptosepalum exfoliatum; De Wild.. 1902

Cryptosepalum exfoliatum is a species of tree native to tropical Africa.^[1] It is the dominant tree species in the Zambezian cryptosepalum dry forest ecoregion of Zambia and Angola, where it is known locally as "mavunda".^[2] Cryptosepalum exfoliatum forests form habitat for the butterfly Mylothris mavunda.

Subspecies

subsp. craspedoneura
subsp. craspedoneuron
subsp. exfoliatum
var. exfoliatum
var. fruticosum
subsp. pseudotaxus
subsp. puberulum
var. pubescens
subsp. suffruticans

External links

Flowers and foliage - Flora of Zambia

References

^ "Cryptosepalum exfoliatum". 'Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 08 Nov 2012 [1]
^ "Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests." World Wildlife Fund ecoregion profile. Accessed 8 November 2012. [2]

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[1] "Cryptosepalum exfoliatum". 'Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 08 Nov 2012 [1]

[2] "Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests." World Wildlife Fund ecoregion profile. Accessed 8 November 2012. [2]

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