Khaya kerstingii

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 kerstingii

Name

Khaya kerstingii Harms, Veg. Erde [Engler] 9(3, 1): 803 (1915)

• Typus: O. Kersting 562 (January 1908; Holotypus: B [destroyed]).
• Type locality: TOGO. Bez. Sokodé-Basari.

Notes

• Bouka Dipelet et al. (2017) evade even placing this taxon anywhere due to destruction of the type specimen in Berlin and absence of its isotype in any other herbaria, while Hutchinson, Dalziel & Keay (1954–1958) had cited this taxon as a synonym of Khaya grandifoliola.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Togo. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engler, A. & Drude, O. 1915. Die Vegetation der Erde: Sammlung pflanzengeographischer Monographien. 9(III 1): 865 pgs. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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 page 26.]

Links

• Tropicos.org 2021. Khaya kerstingii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 May 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Khaya kerstingii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Khaya kerstingii. Published online. Accessed: 26 February 2023.