Letestua

Letestua is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae, described as a genus in 1917.^[3][4][5]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Letestua
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Subfamily:	Sapotoideae
Genus:	Letestua Lecomte
Species:	L. durissima
Binomial name
Letestua durissima (A.Chev.) Lecomte
Synonyms[2][3]
Pierreodendron A.Chev. 1917, illegitimate homonym, not Pierreodendron Engl. 1907 (Simaroubaceae) Pierreodendron durissimum A.Chev. Letestua floribunda Lecomte

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The genus name of Letestua is in honour of Georges Marie Patrice Charles Le Testu (1877–1967), who was a French colonial administrator in tropical Africa and later worked at a botanical garden in Caen.^[6]

There is only one recognized species, Letestua durissima. It is native to Gabon and West Congo.^[2]