Desbordesia
Appearance
Desbordesia | |
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Desbordesia glaucescens specimen from Korup National Park, Cameroon | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Irvingiaceae |
Genus: | Desbordesia Pierre & Tiegh 1905, conserved name, not Pierre 1901 nor (Engl.) Tiegh. 1905[2] |
Species: | D. glaucescens
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Binomial name | |
Desbordesia glaucescens (Engl.) Tiegh.
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Synonyms[3] | |
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Desbordesia is a group of African trees in the family Irvingiaceae, described as a genus in 1905.[4][5] There is only one known species, Desbordesia glaucescens, native to central Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2022). "Desbordesia insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T204813145A204813147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T204813145A204813147.en. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ Tropicos, search for Desbordesia
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis & Tieghem, Philippe Édouard Léon van. 1905. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 9 1: 289
- ^ Tropicos, Desbordesia Pierre & Tiegh.