• Source: Englerophytum

Englerophytum is a group of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1914.
Englerophytum consists primarily of trees. Their leaves are leathery with dense appressed hairs on the undersides. The genus is widespread across tropical and southern Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa ( KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Province and Northern Provinces) Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The genus name of Englerophytum is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844–1930), a German botanist, and also; phytum, a Greek word meaning "plant".




Species


The genus contains the following species:

Englerophytum congolense (De Wild.) Aubrév. & Pellegr. — Gabon, DRC
Englerophytum ferrugineum L.Gaut. & O.Lachenaud — Gabon
Englerophytum gigantifolium O.Lachenaud & L.Gaut. — Gabon
Englerophytum iturense (Engl.) L.Gaut. — Gabon, DRC
Englerophytum koulamoutouense (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo
Englerophytum laurentii (De Wild.) ined. — from Cameroon to Angola
Englerophytum le-testui (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo
Englerophytum libenii O.Lachenaud & L.Gaut. — Cameroon, Gabon
Englerophytum longipedicellatum (De Wild.) ined. — Gabon, DRC
Englerophytum magalismontanum (Sond.) T.D.Penn. — Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eswatini
Englerophytum mayumbense (Greves) ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo, Angola (Cabinda)
Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D.Penn. — Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eswatini, Cape Province
Englerophytum oblanceolatum (S.Moore) T.D.Penn. — W + C Africa from Liberia to Kenya
Englerophytum oubanguiense (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Aubrév. & Pellegr. — W + C Africa
Englerophytum paludosum L.Gaut., Burgt & O.Lachenaud — Cameroon to Republic of Congo
Englerophytum rwandense (Troupin) ined. — Rwanda, Burundi
Englerophytum somiferanum Aubrév. — Gabon
Englerophytum stelechantha K.Krause — Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo
Englerophytum sylverianum Kenfack & L.Gaut. — Cameroon to Equatorial Guinea




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Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sapotaceae
• Chrysophyllum
• Englerophytum
• Englerophytum magalismontanum
• Chrysophyllum
• Englerophytum natalense
• Sapotaceae
• Englerophytum paludosum
• Silverleaf
• Cauliflory
• Amorphospermum
• Euptera amieti