Letestua

Letestua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Letestua
Lecomte
Binomial name
Letestua durissima
(A.Chev.) Lecomte
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Pierreodendron A.Chev. 1917, illegitimate homonym, not Pierreodendron Engl. 1907 (Simaroubaceae)
  • Pierreodendron durissimum A.Chev.
  • Letestua floribunda Lecomte

Letestua is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1917.[2][3][4]

There is only one recognized species, Letestua durissima. It is native to Gabon and Congo Republic.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 1 2 Tropicos, Letestua Lecomte
  3. ↑ Chevalier, Auguste Jean Baptiste. 1917. Les végétaux Utiles de l'Afrique Tropical Française 9: 257
  4. ↑ Lecomte, Paul Henri. 1920. Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Museum de Paris 4: 3-7 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French, line drawings as illustrations


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