''Englerophytum'' is a group of trees in the family
Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1914.
''Englerophytum'' consists primarily of trees. Their leaves are leathery with dense appressed hairs on the undersides.
[ The genus is widespread across tropical and southern Africa.][ It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa ( ]KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...
, Cape Province and Northern Provinces) Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Species
The genus contains the following species:[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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# '' Englerophytum congolense'' (De Wild.) Aubrév. & Pellegr. — Gabon, DRC
# '' Englerophytum ferrugineum'' L.Gaut. & O.Lachenaud — Gabon
# '' Englerophytum gigantifolium'' O.Lachenaud & L.Gaut. — Gabon
# '' Englerophytum iturense'' (Engl.) L.Gaut. — Gabon, DRC
# ''Englerophytum koulamoutouense
''Englerophytum'' is a group of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1914.
''Englerophytum'' consists primarily of trees. Their leaves are leathery with dense appressed hairs on the undersides. The genus is widespread across t ...
'' (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo
# '' Englerophytum laurentii'' (De Wild.) ined. — from Cameroon to Angola
# ''Englerophytum le-testui
''Englerophytum'' is a group of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1914.
''Englerophytum'' consists primarily of trees. Their leaves are leathery with dense appressed hairs on the undersides. The genus is widespread across t ...
'' (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo
# ''Englerophytum libenii
''Englerophytum'' is a group of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1914.
''Englerophytum'' consists primarily of trees. Their leaves are leathery with dense appressed hairs on the undersides. The genus is widespread across t ...
'' O.Lachenaud & L.Gaut. — Cameroon, Gabon
# ''Englerophytum longipedicellatum
''Englerophytum'' is a group of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1914.
''Englerophytum'' consists primarily of trees. Their leaves are leathery with dense appressed hairs on the undersides. The genus is widespread across t ...
'' (De Wild.) ined. — Gabon, DRC
# '' Englerophytum magalismontanum'' (Sond.) T.D.Penn. — Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eswatini
# '' Englerophytum mayumbense'' (Greves) ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo, Angola ( Cabinda)
# '' Englerophytum natalense'' (Sond.) T.D.Penn. — Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eswatini, Cape Province
# '' Englerophytum oblanceolatum'' (S.Moore) T.D.Penn. — W + C Africa from Liberia to Kenya
# '' Englerophytum oubanguiense'' (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Aubrév. & Pellegr. — W + C Africa
# '' Englerophytum paludosum'' L.Gaut., Burgt & O.Lachenaud — Cameroon to Republic of Congo
# '' Englerophytum rwandense'' (Troupin) ined. — Rwanda, Burundi
# '' Englerophytum somiferanum'' Aubrév. — Gabon
# '' Englerophytum stelechantha'' K.Krause — Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo
# '' Englerophytum sylverianum'' Kenfack & L.Gaut. — Cameroon to Equatorial Guinea
Gallery
Englerophytum magalismontanum, blomtrosse, Little Eden, b.jpg,
File:Englerophytum natalense, vrugte, Krantzkloof NR.jpg,
References
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Sapotaceae genera
Plants described in 1914
Flora of Peru