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

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).

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, 2^nd Edition

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.

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.