Synsepalum

Synsepalum
Miracle fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Synsepalum
(A.DC.) Daniell[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Sideroxylon section Synsepalum A.DC[4]
  • Vincentella Pierre
  • Stironeurum Radlk. ex De Wild. & T.Durand
  • Bakerisideroxylon Engl.
  • Pachystela Pierre ex Engl.
  • Bakeriella Pierre ex Dubard
  • Afrosersalisia A.Chev.
  • Rogeonella A.Chev.
  • Pseudopachystela Aubrév. & Pellegr.
  • Tulestea Aubrév. & Pellegr.
  • Lasersisia Liben, not validly published

Synsepalum is a genus of trees and shrubs in the chicle family, Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1852.[5][2]

Synsepalum is native to the tropical lowlands of Africa.[3][6]

Species[3]
  1. Synsepalum afzelii - W Africa
  2. Synsepalum aubrevillei - Ivory Coast
  3. Synsepalum batesii - Cameroon
  4. Synsepalum bequaertii - Zaïre
  5. Synsepalum brenanii - Cameroon
  6. Synsepalum brevipes - tropical Africa
  7. Synsepalum buluensis - Gabon, Cabinda
  8. Synsepalum carrieanum - Congo
  9. Synsepalum cerasiferum - tropical Africa
  10. Synsepalum congolense - Congo, Gabon
  11. Synsepalum dulcificum - W + C Africa
  12. Synsepalum fleuryanum - Gabon
  13. Synsepalum gabonense - Gabon
  14. Synsepalum kassneri - Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
  15. Synsepalum lastoursvillense - Gabon
  16. Synsepalum laurentii - Zaïre, Cen Afr Rep
  17. Synsepalum le-testui - Congo, Gabon, Cen Afr Rep
  18. Synsepalum letouzei - Cameroon, Cen Afr Rep
  19. Synsepalum msolo - W + C Africa
  20. Synsepalum muelleri - Malawi, Mozambique
  21. Synsepalum nyangense - Gabon
  22. Synsepalum ogouense - Congo, Gabon
  23. Synsepalum ovatostipulatum - Zaïre
  24. Synsepalum oyemense - Congo, Gabon
  25. Synsepalum passargei - tropical Africa
  26. Synsepalum pobeguinianum - W Africa
  27. Synsepalum revolutum - W + C Africa
  28. Synsepalum seretii - Congo, Gabon, Zaïre
  29. Synsepalum stipulatum - C Africa
  30. Synsepalum subcordatum - C Africa
  31. Synsepalum subverticillatum - Kenya
  32. Synsepalum tomentosum - Gabon
  33. Synsepalum tsounkpe - Ivory Coast
  34. Synsepalum ulugurense - Tanzania
  35. Synsepalum zenkeri - Congo, Cameroon

References

  1. ↑ "Synsepalum (A. DC.) Daniell". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tropicos, Synsepalum (A. DC.) Daniell
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 183-184 in Latin
  5. ↑ Daniel. 1852. Pharmaceutical journal and Transactions; a weekly record of pharmacy and allied sciences 11: 446
  6. ↑ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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