Entandrophragma excelsum

Entandrophragma excelsum

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: Entandrophragma
Species: Entandrophragma excelsum

Name

Entandrophragma excelsum (Dawe & Sprague) Sprague, 1910

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pseudocedrela excelsa Dawe & Sprague in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 511 (1906)
• Heterotypic
  • Entandrophragma deiningeri Harms in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 224 (1917)
  • Entandrophragma gillardini Ledoux in Comm. Lab. Prod. Veg. Herb. Serv. Forest. Kivu 1: 8 (1930)
  • Entandrophragma speciosum Harms in G.W.J.Mildbraed (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 429 (1912)
  • Entandrophragma stolzii Harms in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 224 (1917)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Central Africa Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zaïre Regional: Eastern Africa Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sprague, T.A., 1910. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 180

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [unavailable to the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Entandrophragma excelsum 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. Entandrophragma excelsum. 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. Entandrophragma excelsum. Published online. Accessed: January 13 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Entandrophragma excelsum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 January 2024.

Vernacular names

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