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271.0000 Family Meliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 263 (1789), nom. cons.
50 genera, ca. 750 spp. Phylogeny following Cole (2020)
Species listed in database: 775; hybrids: 2
= Cedrelaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 595, 596 (1814)
271.1005 Genus Entandrophragma C.DC.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 582 et 583 (1894)
Distribution: Tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 11
= Heimodendron Sillans; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 100: 263 (1953)
= Leioptyx Pierre ex De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 2: 258 (1908)
= Wulfhorstia C.DC.; Mém. Herb. Boissier 10: 77 (1900)
species :
Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 582 et 583 (1894)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Uganda; W-Kenya; Angola
22 GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 BIO CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN UGA 26 ANG
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Entandrophragma angolense var. beninense Harms ex Panshin; Amer. J. Bot. 20: 651 (1933)
= Entandrophragma angolense var. dolichocarpum Harms ex Panshin; Amer. J. Bot. 20: 651 (1933)
= Entandrophragma angolense var. macrophyllum (A.Chev.) Panshin; Amer. J. Bot. 20: 650 (1933)
= Entandrophragma angolense var. septentrionale (A.Chev.) Panshin; Amer. J. Bot. 20: 650 (1933)
= Entandrophragma candolleanum De Wild. & T.Durand; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 2, 1(1): 14 (1899)
= Entandrophragma casimirianum De Wild. & T.Durand; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 2, 1(6): 126 (1900)
= Entandrophragma gregoireianum Staner; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 20: 97 (1930)
= Entandrophragma leplaei Vermoesen; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 9(Suppl. Bot.): 48 (1921)
= Entandrophragma macrophyllum A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 5: 196 (1909)
= Entandrophragma pierrei A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 5: 203 (1909)
= Entandrophragma platanoides Vermoesen; Man. Essences Forest. Congo Belge 111 (1923)
= Entandrophragma rederi Harms; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 184 (1910)
= Entandrophragma septentrionale A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 5: 205 (1909)
= Swietenia angolensis Welw.; Apont. 587 (1859)
species :
Entandrophragma bussei Harms ex Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(1): 807 (1915)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Entandrophragma candollei Harms; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 181 (1896)
Distribution: Guinea; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
22 GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA 23 CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Entandrophragma ferrugineum A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 5: 195 (1909)
= Entandrophragma choriandrum Harms; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 430 (1912)
species :
Entandrophragma caudatum (Sprague) Sprague; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 180 (1910)
Name: Mountain Mahogany, Wooden Banana
Distribution: Zambia; S-Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudocedrela caudata Sprague; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 163 (1908)
species :
Entandrophragma congoense (De Wild.) A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 5: 204 (1909)
Distribution: Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 CON EQG GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Leioptyx congoensis Pierre ex De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 2: 259 (1908)
species :
Entandrophragma cylindricum (Sprague) Sprague; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 180 (1910)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; SW-Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Angola
22 GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE TOG 23 CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 25 UGA 26 ANG
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Entandrophragma cedreloides Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 972 (1930)
= Entandrophragma cylindricum (Sprague) Sprague ex Hoyle; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 40 (1932)
= Entandrophragma cylindricum var. ugoensis J.D.Kenn.; Forest Fl. South. Nigeria 174 (1936), anglice
= Entandrophragma lebrunii Staner; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 19: 425 (1930)
= Entandrophragma pseudocylindricum Vermoesen; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 9: Suppl. Bot. 52 (1921)
= Entandrophragma rufum A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 5: 201 (1909)
= Entandrophragma tomentosum A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 1: 494 (1928)
= Pseudocedrela cylindrica Sprague; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 257 (1908)
species :
Entandrophragma delevoyi De Wild.; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 47: Ser. B. Compt. Rend. 78 (1927)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Tanzania; Zambia
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Entandrophragma lucens Hoyle; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 267 (1932)
species :
Entandrophragma excelsum (Dawe & Sprague) Sprague; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 180 (1910)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Tanzania; NE-Zambia; N-Malawi
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Entandrophragma deiningeri Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 224 (1917)
= Entandrophragma gillardini Ledoux; Comm. Lab. Prodr. Veg. Herb. Serv. Forest. Kivu 1: 8 (1930)
= Entandrophragma speciosum Harms; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 429 (1912)
= Entandrophragma stolzii Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 224 (1917)
= Pseudocedrela excelsa Dawe & Sprague; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 511 (1906)
species :
Entandrophragma palustre Staner; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 20: 99 (1930)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; N-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 CAF CON ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Heimodendron tisserantii Sillans; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 100: 263 (1953)
species :
Entandrophragma spicatum (C.DC.) Sprague; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 31: sub t. 3023 (1915)
Name: Ovambo Mahogany
Distribution: SW-Angola; NW-Namibia
26 ANG 27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Entandrophragma ekebergioides (Harms) Sprague; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 31: sub t. 3023 (1915)
= Wulfhorstia ekebergioides Harms; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg] 271 (1903)
= Wulfhorstia spicata C.DC.; Mém. Herb. Boissier 7: 78 (1900)
= Wulfhorstia spicata var. viridiflora Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 1000 (1902)
species :
Entandrophragma utile (Dawe & Sprague) Sprague; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 180 (1910)
Distribution: S-Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; SW-Angola
22 GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 25 UGA 26 ANG
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Entandrophragma macrocarpum A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 5: 203 (1909)
= Entandrophragma roburoides Vermoesen; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 9: Suppl. Bot. 53 (1921)
= Entandrophragma thomasii Ledoux; Rev. Agrol. Bot. Kivu 1: 10 (1932)
= Pseudocedrela utilis Dawe & Sprague; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 511 (1906)
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