Desbordesia

Desbordesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Irvingiaceae
Genus: Desbordesia
Pierre & Tiegh 1905, conserved name, not Pierre 1901 nor (Engl.) Tiegh. 1905[1]
Binomial name
Desbordesia glaucescens
(Engl.) Tiegh.
Synonyms[2]
  • Irvingia glaucescens Engl.
  • Desbordesia insignis Pierre ex Tiegh.
  • Desbordesia pallida Tiegh.
  • Desbordesia pierreana Tiegh.
  • Desbordesia soyauxii Tiegh.
  • Desbordesia spirei Tiegh.
  • Irvingella spirei Tiegh.
  • Irvingia oblonga A.Chev.
  • Desbordesia oblonga (A.Chev.) Heitz

Desbordesia is a group of African trees in the family Irvingiaceae, described as a genus in 1905.[3][4] 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).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, search for Desbordesia
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis & Tieghem, Philippe Édouard Léon van. 1905. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 9 1: 289
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Desbordesia Pierre & Tiegh.


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