Vitellaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Sapotaceae
Subfamilia: Sapotoideae
Tribus: Sapoteae
Genus: Vitellaria
Species: V. paradoxa

Name

Vitellaria C.F.Gaertn., Suppl. Carp.: 131 (1807)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Micadania R.Br., Narr. Travels Africa: 239 (1826).
  • Butyrospermum Kotschy, Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl., Abt. 1, 50: 357 (1865).

References

• Gaertner, C.F. von (1807) Supplementum Carpologiae, 3: 131.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Vitellaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Feb. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Vitellaria. Published online. Accessed: Feb.24 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Vitellaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Feb. 2015.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vitellaria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.