African Plant Database


Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Family : COMBRETACEAE
Protologue : Fl. Seneg. Tent. 1: 280. t. 65 (1832)
Information on the genus : Anogeissus
Basionym : Conocarpus leiocarpa DC.
 
 
Status
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Conocarpus leiocarpa DC.
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Anogeissus leiocarpa var. schimperi (Hochst. ex Hutch. & Dalziel) Aubrév.
=Anogeissus schimperi Hochst. ex Hutch. & Dalziel (1927)
=Anogeissus leiocarpa f. grandiflora Engl. & Diels
=Anogeissus leiocarpa f. parviflora Hochst. ex Engl. & Diels C.parviflora Hochst. pas basio car nom nu!
=*Conocarpus schimperi Hochst.
=*Conocarpus parviflorus Hochst.
 
Ecology and distribution
Trop. Afr.
Biology : Shrub with often drooping branches or tree to 30 m high, with straight tapering bole 70 cm .
Ecology : Several ecological forms in habitats from driest savanna to borders of the forest zone, usually in moist situations but also in relatively dry; 1050-1765 m alt.

Bibliography for Southern Africa :
  • Checklist Flow. Pl. Sub-Saharan Africa : 220 (2006).
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under The International Plant Name Index
 
Map
carte afrique num 1331
 
Record n°1331
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