Duboscia viridiflora

Duboscia viridiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Duboscia
Species:
D. viridiflora
Binomial name
Duboscia viridiflora
Synonyms

Diplanthemum viridiflorum K. Schum.
Duboscia acuminata A. Chev.

Duboscia viridiflora occurs from the Ivory Coast to the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a tree which grows to 25m, and often has a deeply fluted trunk. The leaves and young stems are covered in sparse, stellate hairs. The flowers are pale green-white, with bracts below. The fruits are ribbed and very fibrous.

The species was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1897,[1] where he placed it in the genus Diplanthemum. It was moved to the genus Duboscia by Gottfried Wilhelm Johannes Mildbraed in 1922.[2] This species has often been placed as a synonym of Duboscia macrocarpa.

References

  1. ^ Schumann, K. in Engler, A. and Prantl, P. (1897), Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien. Nachträge zum II bis IV Teil, p.234, Leipzig.
  2. ^ Mildbraed, G. W. J. (1922) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Africa-Expedition, Botanik, 2:59, Leipzig


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