Autranella is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1917.[3][4] It contains only one recognized species, Autranella congolensis (also known as mukulungu), native to west-central Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Cabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo).[2]

Autranella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Genus: Autranella
A.Chev.[2]
Species:
A. congolensis
Binomial name
Autranella congolensis
(De Wild.) A.Chev.[2]
Synonyms[2]

Genus

  • Ambianella Willis

Species

  • Mimusops congolensis De Wild.
  • Mimusops boonei De Wild.
  • Mimusops letestui Lecomte
  • Autranella boonei (De Wild.) A.Chev.
  • Autranella letestui (Lecomte) A.Chev.

References

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  1. ^ Hills, R. (2021). "Autranella congolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T33038A67808537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T33038A67808537.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Autranella". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ Chevalier, Auguste Jean Baptiste. 1917. Les végétaux Utiles de l'Afrique Tropical Française 9: 268, 271
  4. ^ Tropicos, Autranella A.Chev.