Entandrophragma angolense

[Iso]type of Swietenia angolensis ≡ Entandrophragma angolense (BM000799824)

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 angolense

Name

Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC., Bull. Herb. Boiss. 2: 582, 583 (1894)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Swietenia angolensis Welw., Apont.: 587 (1859)
    • Typus: F.M.J. Welwitsch [1313] ('Autumn. 1857'[August 1856]; Holotypus: LISU [LISU206320^(JSTOR)]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: BM [​BM000799824^(JSTOR)], C {C10000974^(JSTOR), C10000975^(JSTOR), C10000976^(JSTOR), C100000977^(JSTOR)}, G-DC [fide de Candolle 1894], LISU [LISU206321^(JSTOR)], M-0108664 / 29850 / 20891^(JSTOR), P {P00391548^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, P00391549^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, PRE [PRE0249299-0^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: Angola. [Cuanza Norte:] District. Golungo Alto, ad margines rivuli Quango, in sylvis.
• Heterotypic
  • Entandrophragma candolleanum De Wild. & T.Durand, Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 2, 1(1): 14 (1899), as 'Entandrophragma Candolleana'; not accepted by Voorhoeve (1965) [cited as E. angolense]
    • Typus: A. Dewèvre [1156] (in flower, [15] December 1986; BR {BR0000008953971^(JSTOR), BR0000008954305^(JSTOR), BR0000008954664^(JSTOR)}).
    • Type locality: [Democratic Republic of the] Congo. Région des Stanley-Falls.
  • Entandrophragma casimirianum De Wild. & T.Durand, Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 2, 1(6): 126, in obs. (1900); not accepted by Voorhoeve (1965) [cited as E. angolense]
  • Entandrophragma macrophyllum A.Chev., Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 5: 196 (1909); not accepted by Keay (1958), Voorhoeve (1965) [cited as E. angolense]
    • ⧼Syntypi⧽: A.J.B. Chevalier 16146 (K [​K000432157^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, collected on 20 December 1906], P {P00391544^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, P00391545^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, P00391546^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}} [all collected on 11 January 1907]) et A. Chevalier 16181 (cf. P [​P00452927^(GBIF), collected on 29 January 1907, lacking explicit type indication]).
      • Note: Voorhoeve (1965) cites only Chevalier 16146 in K.
    • Type locality: Côte d'Ivoire.
  • Entandrophragma septentrionale A.Chev., Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 5: 205 (1909), as 'Entandrophragma septentrionalis'; not accepted by Keay (1958), Voorhoeve (1965) [cited as E. angolense]
    • ⧼Syntypi⧽: A. Chevalier 16126 (cf. P [​P00452933^(GBIF), collected on 4 January 1907, lacking explicit type indication]), A. Chevalier 16145 ([20 December 1906 – 20 January 1907]; K [​K000432155^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, collected in 20 December 1906]; cf. G [​G00082164], cf. P [​P00452925^(GBIF), lacking explicit type indication]) et A. Chevalier 16158 (cf. P [​P00453075^(GBIF), collected on 23 January 1907, lacking explicit type indication]).
      • Note: Voorhoeve (1965) cites only Chevalier 16145 in K.
    • Type locality: Côte d'Ivoire. À travers la forêt, depuis le Cavally jusqu'à l'Indénié et le Sanwi.
  • Entandrophragma rederi Harms, Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 184 (1910), as 'Entandrophragma Rederi'; not accepted by Keay (1958), Voorhoeve (1965) [cited as E. angolense]
    • Typus: Reder 1965 (in flower and fruit, February 1910).
    • Type locality: Kamerun [= Cameroon]. Station Buea.
  • Entandrophragma leplaei Vermoesen, Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 9(Suppl. Bot.): 48 (1921); not accepted by Keay (1958), Voorhoeve (1965) [cited as E. angolense]
  • Entandrophragma gregoireianum Staner, Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 20: 97 (1930); not accepted by Voorhoeve (1965) [cited as E. angolense]
  • Entandrophragma angolense var. macrophyllum (A.Chev.) Panshin, Amer. J. Bot. 20(10): 650 (1933); not accepted by Keay (1958) [cited as E. angolense]
  • Entandrophragma angolense var. septentrionale (A.Chev.) Panshin, Amer. J. Bot. 20(10): 650 (1933)
  • Entandrophragma angolense var. beninense Harms ex Panshin in Amer. J. Bot. 20: 651 (1933)
  • Entandrophragma angolense var. dolichocarpum Harms ex Panshin in Amer. J. Bot. 20: 651 (1933)
  • Entandrophragma angolense var. macrophyllum (A.Chev.) Panshin in Amer. J. Bot. 20: 650 (1933)
  • Entandrophragma pierrei A.Chev. in Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 5: 203 (1909)
  • Entandrophragma platanoides Vermoesen in Man. Ess. Forest. Congo: 111 (1923)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone West-Central Tropical Africa Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Zaïre Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda South Tropical Africa Angola References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• C.DC., 1894. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier 2:582, t. 21. 1894

Additional references

• Welwitsch, F. 1859 ["1858"]. Apontamentos Phytogeographicos. Annaes do Conselho Ultramarino, ser. 1, parte nâo official, ser. 1 1: 526–580. Archive Reference page. 
• De Wildeman, É. & Durand, T. 1899. Contributions a la flore du Congo. Annales du Musée du Congo (Belge). Botanique, série 2, 1(1): 1–72. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Chevalier, A. 1909. Les végétaux utiles de l'Afrique tropicale française. Fasc. 5: Première étude sur les bois de la Côte d'Ivoire. 314 pp. A. Challamel, Paris. Internet Archive Reference page. 
• Harms, H. 1910. Eine neuer Mahagonibaum aus Kamerun. Notizblatt des Königl. botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 5(47): 184–187. DOI: 10.2307/3994030 BHL Reference page. 
• Panshin, A.J. 1933. Comparative anatomy of the woods of the Meliaceae, sub-family Swietenioideae. American Journal of Botany 20(10): 638–668. DOI: 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1933.tb08919.x JSTOR Google Books. Reference page. 
• Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. 1958. Meliaceae. Pp. 697–709 in Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol. 1(2), 2^nd ed. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page.  [see this entry.]
• Voorhoeve, A.G. 1965. Liberian High Forest Trees: A Systematic Botanical Study of the 75 Most Important or Frequent High Forest Trees, with Reference to Numerous Related Species. Centre for Agricultural Publications and Documentation, Wageningen. PDF Reference page.  [see pages 252–255.]
• Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page.  [see Meliaceae.]

Links

• IUCN: Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC. (Near Threatened) - Assessed by R. Hills on 23 September 2020.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Entandrophragma angolense. Published online. Accessed: 17 December 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Entandrophragma angolense in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 17 December 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Entandrophragma angolense. Accessed: 2022 December 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Entandrophragma angolense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 18. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

français: Tiama [borrowed from Anyin Tiama Tiama; vide Lafage 2002]

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