Kuloa michelsonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Kuloa michelsonii (Robyns & R.Wilczek) Trofimov, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 192(3): 528 (2020)

Basionym
- Ocotea michelsonii Robyns & R.Wilczek, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 19(4): 457 (1949)
  - Type: A. Michelson 726 ([6] December 1947; Holotype: BR [BR0000008915085^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: K [K000350962^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], YBI {YBI111534613^(JSTOR), YBI184287791^(JSTOR)}).
  - Type locality: Congo Belge [= Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Minière des Grands Lacs Sud, environs de Kapanga, colline dominant à l'Est, alt. ± 1950 m, belle forêt d'altitude, dense, lianeuse et intacte, couvert dense.

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Rwanda, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Trofimov, D. & Rohwer, J.G. 2020. Towards a phylogenetic classification of the Ocotea complex (Lauraceae): an analysis with emphasis on the Old World taxa and description of the new genus Kuloa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 192(3): 510–535. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boz088 . Reference page.

Robyns, W. & Wilczek, R. 1949. Contribution a l'étude des Lauracées du Congo Belge et de l'Afrique Tropicale. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 19(4): 457–507. DOI: 10.2307/3666837 . Reference page.

IUCN: Ocotea michelsonii (Vulnerable) - Assessed by R. Gereau, H.J. Beentje, C. Kabuye, W.R.Q. Luke, S. Nshutiyayesu & S. Ntore on 17 January 2017 and published in 2019.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Kuloa michelsonii. Accessed: 2024 January 16.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Kuloa michelsonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Kuloa michelsonii. Published online. Accessed: 16 January 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Ocotea michelsonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 January 2024.

Kiswahili: Litchetche [Congo Swahili]