Afzelia africana

Afzelia africana

Afzelia africana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Afzelieae
Genus: Afzelia
Species: Afzelia africana

Name

Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers., 1805

Synonyms

• Afrafzelia africana (Sm. ex Pers.) Pierre
• Intsia africana (Sm. ex Pers.) Kuntze
• Pahudia africana (Sm. ex Pers.) Prain

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre Introduced into: India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.E., 1805. Synopsis Plantarum: seu Enchiridium botanicum 1:455.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Afzelia africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Afzelia africana. Published online. Accessed: Sep 08 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Afzelia africana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Afzelia africana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Papao

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