Cryptosepalum exfoliatum

Cryptosepalum exfoliatum is a species of tree native to tropical Africa.[2] It ranges from the Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, and Angola.[1] It is the dominant tree species in the Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests ecoregion of Zambia and Angola, where it is known locally as "mavunda".[3] Cryptosepalum exfoliatum forests form habitat for the butterfly Mylothris mavunda.

Cryptosepalum exfoliatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cryptosepalum
Species:
C. exfoliatum
Binomial name
Cryptosepalum exfoliatum
De Wild. (1902)
Subspecies[1]
  • Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. craspedoneura P.A.Duvign. & Brenan
  • Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. exfoliatum
  • Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. pseudotaxus (Baker f.) P.A.Duvign. & Brenan
  • Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. suffruticans (J.Duvign.) P.A.Duvign. & Brenan

Subspecies

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Four subspecies are accepted.[1]

  • Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. craspedoneura P.A.Duvign. & Brenan – Zambia
  • Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. exfoliatum – Tanzania and Zambia
  • Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. pseudotaxus (Baker f.) P.A.Duvign. & Brenan – Congo and DR Congo to Malawi, Zambia, and Angola
  • Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. suffruticans (J.Duvign.) P.A.Duvign. & Brenan – Angola and Zambia

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Cryptosepalum exfoliatum". 'Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 08 Nov 2012 [1]
  3. ^ "Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests." World Wildlife Fund ecoregion profile. Accessed 8 November 2012. [2]
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