Mildbraediodendron | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Amburaneae |
Genus: |
Mildbraediodendron Harms (1911) |
Species: | M. excelsum
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Binomial name | |
Mildbraediodendron excelsum Harms (1911)
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Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Mildbraediodendron excelsum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, and the only species in the genus Mildbraediodendron. It is a tree native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Ghana to South Sudan, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It grows in Guineo-Congolian forest and Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic. [3] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
It is a tall forest tree with buttresses, a straight trunk, and spreading crown. It is deciduous, with leaves that reappear with flowers. [3]
The genus was named in honor of the German botanist Johannes Mildbraed. [4]
Mildbraediodendron | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Amburaneae |
Genus: |
Mildbraediodendron Harms (1911) |
Species: | M. excelsum
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Binomial name | |
Mildbraediodendron excelsum Harms (1911)
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Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Mildbraediodendron excelsum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, and the only species in the genus Mildbraediodendron. It is a tree native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Ghana to South Sudan, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It grows in Guineo-Congolian forest and Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic. [3] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
It is a tall forest tree with buttresses, a straight trunk, and spreading crown. It is deciduous, with leaves that reappear with flowers. [3]
The genus was named in honor of the German botanist Johannes Mildbraed. [4]