Khaya agboensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Meliaceae
Subfamilia: Cedreloideae
Genus: Khaya
Species: Khaya agboensis

Name

Khaya agboensis A.Chev., [Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 116 (1920), nom. nud.], Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Colon. 8: 209 (1928)

• Note: placed under K. anthotheca by Hutchinson et al. (1954) and Bouka Dipelet et al. (2017), but reinstated by Bouka et al. (2022).
• Type: A. Chevalier B. 22342 (sterile, 1–11 November 1909; Holotype: P [​P00453217^(GBIF)]; Isotypes: FHO [seen by Bouka Dipelet et al.], K [​K001089642^(GBIF)], P {P06674537^(GBIF), P06674539^(GBIF), P06674540^(GBIF), P06674541^(GBIF)}; cf. BR [​BR0000016994867^(GBIF), without type indication]).
• Type locality: Côte d'Ivoire. Agboville (83 km around the bridge of the railway).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Introduced into Bangladesh and Trinidad-Tobago.

References

Primary references

• A.Chev. 1928. Revue de botanique appliquee et d'agriculture coloniale 8: 209.

Additional references

• Chevalier, A. 1920. Exploration botanique de l'Afrique occidentale française. Tome I: Énumération des plantes récoltées avec une carte botanique, agricole et forestière. XV+798 pp. Paul Lechevallier, Paris. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. 1954. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 1(1), 2^nd ed. Pp. I–VIII, 1–295. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page. 
• Bouka Dipelet, U.G., Florence, J., Doumenge, C., Loumeto, J.J. & McKey, D. 2017. Khayae (Meliaceae) specierum Nomenclator. Adansonia, sér. 3, 39(1): 15–30. DOI: 10.5252/a2017n1a2 ResearchGate Reference page.  [see page 18]
• Bouka, G.U.D., Doumenge, C., Ekué, M.R.M., Daïnou, K., Florence, J., Degen, B., Loumeto, J.J., McKey, D. & Hardy, O.J. 2022. Khaya revisited: Genetic markers and morphological analysis reveal six species in the widespread taxon K. anthotheca. Taxon 71(4): 814–832. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12720 (via Wikipedia Library ). Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Khaya agboensis. Accessed: 2024 January 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Khaya agboensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Khaya agboensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Khaya agboensis. Published online. Accessed: 13 January 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Khaya agboensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 January 2024.