Synsepalum

Synsepalum
Miracle fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Subfamily:	Chrysophylloideae
Genus:	Synsepalum (A.DC.) Daniell[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
Sideroxylon section Synsepalum A.DC[4] Vincentella Pierre Stironeurum Radlk. ex De Wild. & T.Durand Bakerisideroxylon Engl. Pachystela Pierre ex Engl. Bakeriella Pierre ex Dubard Afrosersalisia A.Chev. Rogeonella A.Chev. Pseudopachystela Aubrév. & Pellegr. Tulestea Aubrév. & Pellegr. Lasersisia Liben, not validly published

Synsepalum is a genus of trees and shrubs in the chicle family, Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1852.^[5][2]

Synsepalum is native to the tropical lowlands of Africa.^[3][6]

Species^[3]

1. Synsepalum afzelii - W Africa
2. Synsepalum aubrevillei - Ivory Coast
3. Synsepalum batesii - Cameroon
4. Synsepalum bequaertii - Zaïre
5. Synsepalum brenanii - Cameroon
6. Synsepalum brevipes - tropical Africa
7. Synsepalum buluensis - Gabon, Cabinda
8. Synsepalum carrieanum - Congo
9. Synsepalum cerasiferum - tropical Africa
10. Synsepalum congolense - Congo, Gabon
11. Synsepalum dulcificum - W + C Africa
12. Synsepalum fleuryanum - Gabon
13. Synsepalum gabonense - Gabon
14. Synsepalum kassneri - Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
15. Synsepalum lastoursvillense - Gabon
16. Synsepalum laurentii - Zaïre, Cen Afr Rep
17. Synsepalum le-testui - Congo, Gabon, Cen Afr Rep
18. Synsepalum letouzei - Cameroon, Cen Afr Rep
19. Synsepalum msolo - W + C Africa
20. Synsepalum muelleri - Malawi, Mozambique
21. Synsepalum nyangense - Gabon
22. Synsepalum ogouense - Congo, Gabon
23. Synsepalum ovatostipulatum - Zaïre
24. Synsepalum oyemense - Congo, Gabon
25. Synsepalum passargei - tropical Africa
26. Synsepalum pobeguinianum - W Africa
27. Synsepalum revolutum - W + C Africa
28. Synsepalum seretii - Congo, Gabon, Zaïre
29. Synsepalum stipulatum - C Africa
30. Synsepalum subcordatum - C Africa
31. Synsepalum subverticillatum - Kenya
32. Synsepalum tomentosum - Gabon
33. Synsepalum tsounkpe - Ivory Coast
34. Synsepalum ulugurense - Tanzania
35. Synsepalum zenkeri - Congo, Cameroon

References

1. "Synsepalum (A. DC.) Daniell". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
2. Tropicos, Synsepalum (A. DC.) Daniell
3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 183-184 in Latin
5. Daniel. 1852. Pharmaceutical journal and Transactions; a weekly record of pharmacy and allied sciences 11: 446
6. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

External links

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