Anthocleista djalonensis

{{Short description|Species of flowering plants}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| taxon = Anthocleista djalonensis

| authority = A.Chev

| synonyms =

  • Anthocleista kerstingii Gilg ex Volkens

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Anthocleista djalonensis is a species of plant in the Gentianaceae family. It is a small tree that is found from West Tropical Africa to South Chad.

Description

Anthocleista djalonensis is a small tree that prefers savanna habitats.

Distribution

Anthocleista djalonensis has been recorded from Togo, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Nigeria, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Benin.{{Cite web |title=Anthocleista djalonensis A.Chev. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:545605-1 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}

Taxonomy

Anthocleista djalonensis was first named and described in 1908 by Auguste Chevalier.{{Cite web |title=Anthocleista djalonensis {{!}} International Plant Names Index |url=https://www.ipni.org/n/545605-1 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=www.ipni.org}}

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