Cryptosepalum exfoliatum
| Cryptosepalum exfoliatum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Cryptosepalum |
| Species: | C. exfoliatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild.. 1902 | |
Cryptosepalum exfoliatum is a species of tree native to tropical Africa.[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".[2] Cryptosepalum exfoliatum forests form habitat for the butterfly Mylothris mavunda.
Subspecies
- subsp. craspedoneura
- subsp. craspedoneuron
- subsp. exfoliatum
- var. exfoliatum
- var. fruticosum
- subsp. pseudotaxus
- subsp. puberulum
- var. pubescens
- subsp. suffruticans