Synsepalum

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

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
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Synsepalum
Miracle fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Synsepalum
(A.DC.) Daniell[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Afrosersalisia A.Chev.
  • Bakeriella Pierre ex Dubard
  • Bakerisideroxylon Engl.
  • Lasersisia Liben, not validly published
  • Pachystela Pierre ex Engl.
  • Pseudopachystela Aubrév. & Pellegr.
  • Rogeonella A.Chev.
  • Sideroxylon section Synsepalum A.DC[4]
  • Stironeurum Radlk. ex De Wild. & T.Durand
  • Tulestea Aubrév. & Pellegr.
  • Vincentella Pierre
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Synsepalum is native to the tropical lowlands of Africa.[3][6]

Species

37 species are accepted.[7]

  1. Synsepalum afzelii (Engl.) T.D.Penn. – Western Africa
  2. Synsepalum aubrevillei (Pellegr.) Aubrév. & Pellegr. – Ivory Coast
  3. Synsepalum batesii (A.Chev.) Aubrév. & Pellegr. – Cameroon
  4. Synsepalum bequaertii De Wild. – Democratic Republic of the Congo
  5. Synsepalum brenanii (Heine) T.D.Penn. – Cameroon
  6. Synsepalum brevipes (Baker) T.D.Penn. – tropical Africa
  7. Synsepalum buluensis (Greves) ined. – Gabon and Cabinda
  8. Synsepalum carrieanum (Dubard) Pierre ex ined. – Republic of the Congo
  9. Synsepalum cerasiferum (Welw.) T.D.Penn. – tropical Africa
  10. Synsepalum chimanimani Rokni & I.Darbysh. – Mozambique, Zimbabwe[8]
  11. Synsepalum congolense Lecomte – Republic of the Congo, Gabon
  12. Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Daniell – West and Central Africa
  13. Synsepalum fleuryanum A.Chev. – Gabon
  14. Synsepalum gabonense (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) T.D.Penn. – Gabon
  15. Synsepalum kassneri (Engl.) T.D.Penn. – Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
  16. Synsepalum lastoursvillense (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) ined. – Gabon
  17. Synsepalum laurentii (De Wild.) D.J.Harris – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic
  18. Synsepalum letestui Aubrév. & Pellegr. – Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic
  19. Synsepalum letouzeyi Aubrév. – Cameroon, Central African Republic
  20. Synsepalum msolo (Engl.) T.D.Penn. – West and Central Africa
  21. Synsepalum muelleri (Kupicha) T.D.Penn. – Malawi, Mozambique
  22. Synsepalum ntimii W.D.Hawth. – Liberia and Ghana
  23. Synsepalum nyangense (Pellegr.) McPhersen & J.T.White – Gabon
  24. Synsepalum ogouense Aubrév. & Pellegr.) ined. – Republic of the Congo, Gabon
  25. Synsepalum ovatostipulatum (De Wild.) ined. – Democratic Republic of the Congo
  26. Synsepalum oyemense (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) ined. – Republic of the Congo, Gabon
  27. Synsepalum passargei (Engl.) T.D.Penn. – tropical Africa
  28. Synsepalum pobeguinianum (Dubard) Aké Assi & L.Gaut. – West Africa
  29. Synsepalum revolutum (Baker) T.D.Penn. – West and Central Africa
  30. Synsepalum seretii (De Wild.) T.D.Penn. – Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  31. Synsepalum stipulatum (Radlk.) Engl. – Central Africa
  32. Synsepalum subcordatum De Wild. – Central Africa
  33. Synsepalum subverticillatum (E.A.Bruce) T.D.Penn. – Kenya
  34. Synsepalum tomentosum (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) ined. – Gabon
  35. Synsepalum tsounkpe Aubrév. & Pellegr. – Ivory Coast
  36. Synsepalum ulugurense (Engl.) Engl. – Tanzania
  37. Synsepalum zenkeri Aubrév. & Pellegr. – Republic of the Congo, Cameroon

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