Cryptosepalum exfoliatum

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Amherstieae
Genus: Cryptosepalum
Species: Cryptosepalum exfoliatum
Name

Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild.
References

Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot. sér. 4, 1:41. 1902
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cryptosepalum exfoliatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Cryptosepalum exfoliatum is a species of tree native to tropical Africa.[1] It is the dominant tree species in the Zambezian cryptosepalum dry forest ecoregion of Zambia and Angola, where it is known locally as "mavunda".[2] Cryptosepalum exfoliatum forests form habitat for the butterfly Mylothris mavunda.

Subspecies

subsp. craspedoneura
subsp. craspedoneuron
subsp. exfoliatum
var. exfoliatum
var. fruticosum
subsp. pseudotaxus
subsp. puberulum
var. pubescens
subsp. suffruticans

References

"Cryptosepalum exfoliatum". 'Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 08 Nov 2012 [1]
"Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests." World Wildlife Fund ecoregion profile. Accessed 8 November 2012. [2]