Desbordesia

Desbordesia
Desbordesia glaucescens specimen from Korup National Park, Cameroon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Irvingiaceae
Genus: Desbordesia
Pierre & Tiegh 1905, conserved name, not Pierre 1901 nor (Engl.) Tiegh. 1905[2]
Species:
D. glaucescens
Binomial name
Desbordesia glaucescens
(Engl.) Tiegh.
Synonyms[3]
  • Irvingia glaucescens Engl.
  • Desbordesia insignis Pierre ex Tiegh.
  • Desbordesia pallida Tiegh.
  • Desbordesia pierreana Tiegh.
  • Desbordesia soyauxii Tiegh.
  • Desbordesia spirei Tiegh.
  • Irvingella spirei Tiegh.
  • Irvingia oblonga A.Chev.
  • Desbordesia oblonga (A.Chev.) Heitz

Desbordesia is a group of African trees in the family Irvingiaceae, described as a genus in 1905.[4][5] There is only one known species, Desbordesia glaucescens, native to central Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[3]

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2022). "Desbordesia insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T204813145A204813147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T204813145A204813147.en. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ Tropicos, search for Desbordesia
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis & Tieghem, Philippe Édouard Léon van. 1905. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 9 1: 289
  5. ^ Tropicos, Desbordesia Pierre & Tiegh.


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