Lovoa trichilioides

Lovoa trichilioides

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: Lovoa
Species: Lovoa trichilioides

Name

Lovoa trichilioides Harms, 1896

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lovoa angulata Harms in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 225 (1917)
  • Lovoa brachysiphon Sprague in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 508 (1906)
  • Lovoa brownii Sprague in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 509 (1906)
  • Lovoa budongensis Sprague in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 508 (1906)
  • Lovoa corbisieriana Staner in Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 19: 429 (1930)
  • Lovoa klaineana Pierre ex Sprague in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 509 (1906)
  • Lovoa leplaeana Staner in Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 19: 430 (1930)
  • Lovoa mildbraedii Harms in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 225 (1917)
  • Lovoa pynaertii De Wild. in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 2: 260 (1908)

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, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaïre. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Harms, H. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, 1896. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(4): 308

Additional references

• Irvine, F.R. 1961. Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses. London: Oxford University Press. Google Books Reference page. 
• Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. 2012. Conservation Checklist of the Trees of Uganda. 235 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lovoa trichilioides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

• Barstow, M., 2018. Lovoa trichilioides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T33057A110072571.en.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Lovoa trichilioides. 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. Lovoa trichilioides. Published online. Accessed: January 13 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Lovoa trichilioides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 January 2024.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lovoa trichilioides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 14. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

ak: Dubinibiri
English: African Walnut
français: Dibétou
Yorùbá: Akoko Igbo

• Anyi: (A)penkwa [Aowin (or Brosa) dialect]
• Edo: Apopo (Melzien 1937: 10)
• Nzema: Pepedom

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