Pseudolachnostylis
| Pseudolachnostylis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Phyllanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Bridelieae |
| Subtribe: | Pseudolachnostylidinae |
| Genus: | Pseudolachnostylis Pax |
| Species: | P. maprouneifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia | |
Pseudolachnostylis is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1899.[1][2] It contains only one known species, Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia native to central and southern Africa.[3] Its common name is kudu berry, though the term also applies for Cassine aethiopica. In Zimbabwe it is called mutsonzowa (Shona) or Umqobampunzi (Ndebele).
- varieties[3]
four varieties are recognized
- Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia var. dekindtii (Pax) Radcl.-Sm. - Katanga, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
- Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia var. glabra (Pax) Brenan - Burundi, Zaire, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
- Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia var. maprouneifolia - Katanga, Burundi, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Caprivi Strip
- Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia var. polygyna (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Radcl.-Sm. - Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
References
[edit]- ^ Pax, Ferdinand Albin. 1899. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28: 19-20 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
- ^ "Tropicos | Name - Pseudolachnostylis Pax". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-08-04.