Meliaceae
Entandrophragma

Entandrophragma excelsum (Dawe & Sprague) Sprague

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 180 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to N. Malawi. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Styles, B.T. & White, F. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Meliaceae: 1-67.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Eggeling & Harris, Trees & Timbers Brit. Emp. 4: 45, photo. 7, t. 7 (1939).
  • F. White & Styles in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 632 (1966).
  • Sprague in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1910: 180 (1910).
  • Staner & Gilbert in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 7: 188 (1958).
  • Styles in E. Afr. Agric. Journ. 39: 411 (1974).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 180, t. 39 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Styles, B.T. [252] Uganda K:SPC-25694.033 No
Dawe, M.T. [358] Uganda K000432147 Type Yes
Dawe, M.T. [358] Uganda K000432146 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [2149] Entandrophragma stolzii K000432145 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parry, M.S. [238] Tanzania Entandrophragma stolzii K:SPC-15457.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0