Kuloa michelsonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Kuloa
Species: Kuloa michelsonii

Name

Kuloa michelsonii (Robyns & R.Wilczek) Trofimov, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 192(3): 528 (2020)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ocotea michelsonii Robyns & R.Wilczek, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 19(4): 457 (1949)
    • Type: A. Michelson 726 ([6] December 1947; Holotype: BR [​BR0000008915085^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: K [​K000350962^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], YBI {YBI111534613^(JSTOR), YBI184287791^(JSTOR)}).
    • Type locality: Congo Belge [= Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Minière des Grands Lacs Sud, environs de Kapanga, colline dominant à l'Est, alt. ± 1950 m, belle forêt d'altitude, dense, lianeuse et intacte, couvert dense.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Trofimov, D. & Rohwer, J.G. 2020. Towards a phylogenetic classification of the Ocotea complex (Lauraceae): an analysis with emphasis on the Old World taxa and description of the new genus Kuloa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 192(3): 510–535. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boz088 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Robyns, W. & Wilczek, R. 1949. Contribution a l'étude des Lauracées du Congo Belge et de l'Afrique Tropicale. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 19(4): 457–507. DOI: 10.2307/3666837 . Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Ocotea michelsonii  (Vulnerable) - Assessed by R. Gereau, H.J. Beentje, C. Kabuye, W.R.Q. Luke, S. Nshutiyayesu & S. Ntore on 17 January 2017 and published in 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Kuloa michelsonii. Accessed: 2024 January 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Kuloa michelsonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Kuloa michelsonii. Published online. Accessed: 16 January 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ocotea michelsonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 January 2024.

Vernacular names

Kiswahili: Litchetche [Congo Swahili]

• Lega: Ishugbwe
• Nande: Musoni
• (Ki)Tembo: Kikenzi