Allanblackia
Genus of flowering plants
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Allanblackia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. Molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate that is it nested in the dioecious Garcinia.[1] The genus name commemorates Allan Black.[2]
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| Allanblackia | |
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| A. stuhlmannii, from Vegetation der Erde (1910) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Tribe: | Garcinieae |
| Genus: | Allanblackia Oliv. ex Benth. |
It contains the following species:
- Allanblackia floribunda (Nigeria to DR Congo and Angola)
- Allanblackia gabonensis
- Allanblackia kimbiliensis
- Allanblackia kisonghi
- Allanblackia marienii
- Allanblackia parviflora (Upper Guinea, from Ghana westwards)
- Allanblackia staneriana
- Allanblackia stuhlmannii (Eastern arc mountains -Usambara Tanzania)
- Allanblackia ulugurensis (Eastern arc mountains -Uluguru Tanzania)
Uses
Allanblackia can be processed into Allanblackia oil
