''Letestudoxa'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family Annonaceae. Its native range is western Central Tropical Africa. It is found in Cabinda (region in

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), Cameroon, Congo and Gabon. The genus name of ''Letestudoxa'' is in honour of Georges Marie Patrice Charles Le Testu (1877–1967), a French colonial administrator in tropical Africa and was later at a botanical garden in

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Known species

According to Kew: *'' Letestudoxa bella'' *'' Letestudoxa glabrifolia'' *'' Letestudoxa lanuginosa''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9021911 Annonaceae Annonaceae genera Plants described in 1920 Flora of Cabinda Province Flora of Cameroon Flora of the Republic of the Congo Flora of Gabon