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Cryptosepalum exfoliatum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Caesalpinioideae

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Fabaceae

Genus
  
Cryptosepalum

Order
  
Fabales

Similar
  
Cryptosepalum, Julbernardia paniculata, Guibourtia coleosperma, Pseudotaxus chienii, Diplorhynchus

Cryptosepalum exfoliatum is a species of tree native to tropical Africa. It is the dominant tree species in the Zambezian cryptosepalum dry forest ecoregion of Zambia and Angola, where it is known locally as "mavunda". Cryptosepalum exfoliatum forests form habitat for the butterfly Mylothris mavunda.

Subspecies

  • subsp. craspedoneura
  • subsp. craspedoneuron
  • subsp. exfoliatum
  • var. exfoliatum
  • var. fruticosum
  • subsp. pseudotaxus
  • subsp. puberulum
  • var. pubescens
  • subsp. suffruticans
  • References

    Cryptosepalum exfoliatum Wikipedia