Maesopsis eminii

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Maesopsis eminii Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 255 (1895); as M. Eminii

Typus: Stuhlmann 971 (1890–1892; holotypus: B, destroyed; isotypus: M, fragment).
Type locality: Seengebiet[Tanzania]. Bukoba.
- Note: for abbreviations, see Engler (1895: 5).

Heterotypic
- Karlea berchemioides Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1271 (1896); not accepted by Hutchinson, Dalziel & Keay (1954–1958) [cited as Maesopsis eminii]
- Maesopsis berchemioides (Pierre) A.Chev., Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 9: 145 (1917); not accepted by Govaerts & al. (2021) [cited as Maesopsis eminii]
- Maesopsis tessmannii in A. Engler & O. Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III 2): 309 (1921); as M. Tessmannii; not accepted by Govaerts & al. (2021) [cited as Maesopsis eminii]
  - Type locality: Fanggebiet von Spanisch-Guinea[Equatorial Guinea].

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West tropical Africa
  - Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Togo
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Zaïre
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Sudan
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Zambia

Engler, A. 1895. Fam.: Rhamnaceae (Engl. Pr. III. 5. — Noch nicht erschienen). — Engler. Pp. 255–256 in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theil C, Verzeichniss der bis jetzt aus Ost-Afrika bekannt gewordenen Pflanzen. Dietrich Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page.

Chevalier, A. 1916. Les végétaux utiles de l'Afrique tropicale française. Fasc. 9: La forêt et les bois du Gabon. 468 pp. Paris. Real Jardín Botánico Reference page.
Engler, A. 1921. Die Pflanzenwelt Afrikas insbesondere seiner tropischen Gebiete. Grundzüge der Pflanzenverbreitung in Afrika und die Charakterpflanzen Afrikas. In: Engler, A. & Drude, C.G.O (eds.) 1921. Die Vegetation der Erde: Sammlung pflanzengeographischer Monographien. Band 9(III 2): Charakterpflanzen Afrikas (insbesondere des tropischen). Die Familien der afrikanischen Pflanzenwelt und ihre Bedeutung in derselben. 2. Die dikotyledonen Angiospermen. Euphorbiaceae (bearb. von F.Pax), Sapindales – Umbelliflorae (Schluß). 878 pgs. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig. BHL Reference page.
Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Maesopsis eminii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 21. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Maesopsis eminii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Maesopsis eminii. Published online. Accessed: 21 October 2021.
IUCN: Maesopsis eminii Engl. (Least Concern)
MAESOPSIS eminii Engl. on Global Plants, JSTOR. Accessed: 21 October 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Maesopsis eminii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 21 October 2021.

English: Umbrella Tree
Luganda: Musizi

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