Khaya ivorensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Meliaceae
Subfamilia: Cedreloideae
Genus: Khaya
Species: Khaya ivorensis

Name

Khaya ivorensis A.Chev., Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 5: 207 (1909); as Kahya ivorensis

Typus: A. Chevalier 16106 (in young fruit, 20 December 1906 – 20 January 1907; lectotypus: P-P06674340; isolectotypi: P(-P06674341, -P06674342)); designated by Bouka Dipelet & al. (2017: 20).
Type locality: Côte d'Ivoire. Bouroukrou, chemin de fer km 92.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Khaya klainei Pierre ex Pellegr., Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 77 (1911); as Khaya Klainei; not accepted by Hutchinson, Dalziel & Keay (1954) and Bouka Dipelet & al. (2017).
  - Typus: T.-J. Klaine 2450 (in flower, March 1902; lectotypus: P-P00453277; isolectotypi: K, 3 parts; P(-P06674280, -P06674281, excl. gr., -P06674283, excl. pl. Delpy, -P06674284, excl. gr.)); designated by Bouka Dipelet & al. (2017: 20).
  - Type locality: Gabon. Libreville.
- Khaya ivorensis var. quadrifida A.Chev., Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 116 (1920), nom. nud.; not accepted by Bouka Dipelet & al. (2017).
- Khaya caudata Stapf ex Hutch. & Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 490 (1928); not accepted by Hutchinson, Dalziel & Keay (1954) and Bouka Dipelet & al. (2017).
  - Typus: G.H. Unwin 45 (30 July 1907; lectotypus: K-K000986851; isolectotypi: K-K000986850); designated by Bouka Dipelet & al. (2017: 20).
  - Type locality: Nigeria. Southern Nigeria: Aboh Forest.

Notes

Khaya ivorensis var. quadrifida, nom. nud. is based on the specimen A. Chevalier 16237 (CÔTE D'IVOIRE. Alépé, from 26–28 February to 1–3 March, 1907; P-P00453288), which had been cited as Khaya klainei in Pellegrin (1911: 77).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Chevalier, A. 1909. Les végétaux utiles de l'Afrique tropicale française. Fasc. 5: Première étude sur les bois de la Côte d'Ivoire. 314 pp. A. Challamel, Paris. Internet Archive Reference page.

Additional references

Pellegrin, F. 1911. Contribution à l’étude de la Flore de l’Afrique occidentale: Méliacées. Notulae Systematicae 2, 62–81. BHL Reference page.
Chevalier, A. 1920. Exploration botanique de l'Afrique occidentale française. Tome I: Énumération des plantes récoltées avec une carte botanique, agricole et forestière. XV+798 pp. Paul Lechevallier, Paris. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. 1954. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 1(1), 2^nd ed. Pp. I–VIII, 1–295. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page.
Bouka Dipelet, U.G., Florence, J., Doumenge, C., Loumeto, J.J. & McKey, D. 2017. Khayae (Meliaceae) specierum Nomenclator. Adansonia, sér. 3, 39(1): 15–30. DOI: 10.5252/a2017n1a2 ResearchGate Reference page. [see pages 20–23.]

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Khaya ivorensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 April 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Khaya ivorensis. Published online. Accessed: 27 April 2021.
IUCN: Khaya ivorensis A.Chev. (Vulnerable)
Tropicos.org 2021. Khaya ivorensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 April 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Khaya ivorensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 27 April 2021.
Khaya ivorensis - Taxonomy

Vernacular names

English: African mahogany
suomi: Bassaminkaijamahonki