Baillonella toxisperma

Type specimen of Baillonella obovata (H. Lecomte 66)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Sapotaceae
Subfamilia: Sapotoideae
Tribus: Sapoteae
Genus: Baillonella
Species: Baillonella toxisperma

Name

Baillonella toxisperma Pierre, Notes Bot. Sapot. 1: 14 (1890); not accepted by Perrot (1907: 160) [cited as Mimusops Djave], Dubard (1915: 37) and Perrot (1943:II) [cited as Baillonella Djave], but accepted by Hepper (1963: 21), Keay, Onochie & Stanfield (1964: 350), Govaerts (1996) and Govaerts, Frodin & Pennington (2001 publ. 2002)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Bassia djave Laness., Pl. Util. Col. Franç.: 837 (1886), nom. inval.; as Bassia-djave; not accepted by Perrot (1907: 160) [cited as Mimusops Djave], Dubard (1915: 37) [cited as Baillonella Djave] and Perrot (1943:II) [cited as Baillonella Djave]
  • Mimusops djave Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 279 (1897); accepted by Perrot (1907: 160), Unwin (1920), Hutchinson & Dalziel (1931: 14) and Staner (1941), but not accepted by Dubard (1915: 37), Perrot (1943:II) [cited as Baillonella Djave], Keay, Onochie & Stanfield (1964: 350) and Govaerts, Frodin & Pennington (2001 publ. 2002) [cited as Baillonella toxisperma]
  • Mimusops obovata Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 279 (1897), nom. illeg., non Mimusops obovata Sond., Linnaea 23: 75 (1850); not accepted by Perrot (1907: 171) [cited as Mimusops Pierreana] and Govaerts, Frodin & Penningron (2001 publ. 2002) [cited as Baillonella toxisperma]
  • Baillonella obovata Pierre ex Engl., Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 82 (1904), nom. illeg.; accepted by Dubard (1915: 37), but not accepted by Perrot (1907: 171) [cited as Mimusops Pierreana], Govaerts (1996) and Govaerts, Frodin & Pennington (2001 publ. 2002) [cited as Baillonella toxisperma]
    • Type: H. Lecomte 66, 14 January 1894 (MNHN-P-00417459, MNHN-P-00417560).
    • Type locality: [Congo.] Région de Loango.
  • Mimusops pierreana Engl., Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 82 (1904); accepted by Perrot (1907: 171), but not accepted by Dubard (1915: 37) [cited as Baillonella obovata] and Govaerts, Frodin & Pennington (2001 publ. 2002) [cited as Baillonella toxisperma]
  • Baillonella djave (Engl.) Pierre ex Dubard, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 3, 3: 37 (1915); accepted by Perrot (1943:II), but not accepted by Perrot (1907: 160) [cited as Mimusops Djave], Govaerts (1996) and Govaerts, Frodin & Pennington (2001 publ. 2002) [cited as Baillonella toxisperma]
  • Baillonella pierriana (Engl.) A.Chev., Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 23: 127 (1943); not accepted by Govaerts (1996) and Govaerts, Frodin & Pennington (2001 publ. 2002) [cited as Baillonella toxisperma]
  • Baillonella toxisperma var. obovata Aubrév. & Pellegr., Fl. Gabon 1: 57 (1961); not accepted by Govaerts (1996) and Govaerts, Frodin & Pennington (2001 publ. 2002) [cited as Baillonella toxisperma]

Notes

Perrot (1907: 160) also cited Tieghemella africana Pierre as a synonym of these taxa, but this treatment has been judged to be an error by Mouly & al. (2010). Note that synonymy given by Perrot also included Bassia toxisperma Raoul and Tieghemella jollyana Pierre.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Nigeria Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lanessan, J.M.A. 1886. Les Plantes Utiles des Colonies Francaises. Paris BHL Reference page. 
• Pierre, L. 1890–1891. Notes botaniques: Sapotacées. Fasc. 1–2, 68 pp. [incomplete], Paris: Paul Klincksieck. BHL Reference page. 
• Dubard, M. 1915. Les Sapotacées du groupe des Sideroxylinées-Mimusopées. Annales du Musée Colonial de Marseille 3^e série, 3: 1–62. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Perrot, E. 1907. Le Karité, l'Argan et quelques autres Sapotacées à graines grasses de l'Afrique. In: Les végétaux utiles de l'Afrique tropicale française, Fasc. 2, A. Challamel, 192 pp. + 2 pl., Paris. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Unwin, A.H. 1920. West African Forests and Forestry. 527 pp. T. Fisher Unwin, London. BHL Reference page.  [see page 229.]
• Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J.M. 1931–1936. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 2. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London. Google Books. Reference page. 
• Staner, P. 1941. Bois congolais pour traverses de chemin de fer. Bulletin agricole du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 32: 322–352. Google Books Reference page.  [see page 342.]
• Perrot, E. 1943–1944. Matières premières usuelles du règne végétal: thérapeutique - hygiène - industrie. 2 Vols. Paris: Masson. Vol. 1 (Google Books) Vol. 2 (Google Books) Reference page. 
• Hepper, F.N. (ed.) 1963. Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2. 544 pp. London, United Kingdom: Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Adiministrations. Reference page. 
• Keay, R.W.J., Onochie, C.F.A. & Stanfield, D.P. 1964. Nigerian Trees. vol. 2. Ibadan: Federal Department of Forestry Research. Google Books Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2). 492 pp., MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-572-0006-6. Reference page. 
• 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.
• Mouly, A., Gautier, L., Dupont, J., Chevillotte, H., Guillaumet, J.-L., & Florence, J. 2010. Proposal to conserve Tieghemella Pierre (Sapotaceae) against Tieghemella Berl. & De Toni (Absidiaceae). Taxon 59(5): 1604–1605. DOI: 10.1002/tax.595027 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Baillonella toxisperma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Baillonella toxisperma. Published online. Accessed: 24 June 2021.
• IUCN: Baillonella toxisperma Pierre (Vulnerable)
• Tropicos.org 2021. Baillonella toxisperma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 June 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Baillonella toxisperma in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Vernacular names

English: Moabi, African Pearwood, Djave Nut
Igbo: Oko uku (Keay, Onochie & Stanfield 1964: 350), Ungu (Unwin 1920)
日本語: モアビ

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