Malacantha alnifolia

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: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Malacantha
Species: Malacantha alnifolia

Name

Malacantha alnifolia (Baker) Pierre, Notes Bot. Sapot.: 61. (1891)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chrysophyllum alnifolium Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 499 (1877)
• Homotypic
  • Pouteria alnifolia (Baker) Roberty in Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 15: 1417 (1953)
• Heterotypic
  • Chrysophyllum ferrugineotomentosum Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 447 (1900)
  • Malacantha acutifolia A.Chev. in Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 387 (1920), nom. nud.
  • Malacantha alnifolia var. sacleuxii (Lecomte) J.H.Hemsl. in Kew Bull. 15: 287 (1961)
  • Malacantha centralis A.Chev. in Études Fl. Afr. Centr. Franç. 1: 182 (1913), nom. nud.
  • Malacantha ferrugineotomentosa (Engl.) Engl. in Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 48 (1904)
  • Malacantha heudelotiana Pierre in Notes Bot. Sapot.: 61 (1891)
  • Malacantha obtusa C.H.Wright in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 58 (1908)
  • Malacantha sacleuxii Lecomte in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 4: 62 (1923)
  • Malacantha warneckeana Engl. in Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 48 (1904)
  • Pouteria alnifolia var. sacleuxii (Lecomte) L.Gaut. in Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 4: 34 (1997)

References

• Pierre, J.B.L. 1891. Notes Botaniques Sapotacées 61.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Malacantha alnifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Malacantha alnifolia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 12 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Malacantha alnifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Oct. 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Malacantha alnifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.