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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,

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Species

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Englerophytum congolense ''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.) Aubrév. & Pellegr. —

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# '' Englerophytum ferrugineum'' L.Gaut. & O.Lachenaud — Gabon # ''

Englerophytum gigantifolium ''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. — Gabon # ''

Englerophytum iturense ''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 ...

'' (Engl.) L.Gaut. — Gabon, DRC # '' Englerophytum koulamoutouense'' (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo # ''

Englerophytum laurentii ''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. — 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 ''Englerophytum magalismontanum'', commonly known as stamvrug, is an evergreen tree that mostly grows in rocky places. It has an extensive range, from northern KwaZulu-Natal northwards along the east coast and into the southern African interior, ...

'' (Sond.) T.D.Penn. — Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eswatini # ''

Englerophytum mayumbense ''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 ...

'' (Greves) ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo, Angola ( Cabinda) # ''

Englerophytum natalense ''Englerophytum natalense'', the silver-leaf milkplum, is a medium-sized, evergreen tree that occurs along forested escarpments from East Africa to South Africa. The leaves are alternately arranged or spiralled, and to some extent crowded near t ...

'' (Sond.) T.D.Penn. — Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eswatini, Cape Province # ''

Englerophytum oblanceolatum ''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 ...

'' (S.Moore) T.D.Penn. — W + C Africa from Liberia to Kenya # ''

Englerophytum oubanguiense ''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.) Aubrév. & Pellegr. — W + C Africa # ''

Englerophytum paludosum ''Englerophytum paludosum'' is an evergreen tree species in the family Sapotaceae. The species was first described in 2016, wherein its 50-cm trunk bears an edible fruit. Having a native range from southern Nigeria, to the Democratic Republic of ...

'' L.Gaut., Burgt & O.Lachenaud — Cameroon to Republic of Congo # ''

Englerophytum rwandense ''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 ...

'' (Troupin) ined. — Rwanda, Burundi # ''

Englerophytum somiferanum ''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. — Gabon # ''

Englerophytum stelechantha ''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 ...

'' K.Krause — Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo # ''

Englerophytum sylverianum ''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 ...

'' Kenfack & L.Gaut. — Cameroon to Equatorial Guinea

Gallery

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References

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