Autranella

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, 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
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Tribe: Sapoteae
Genus: Autranella
A.Chev.
Species:
A. congolensis
Binomial name
Autranella congolensis
(De Wild.) A.Chev.
Synonyms[2]
  • Ambianella Willis
  • Mimusops congolensis De Wild.
  • Mimusops boonei De Wild.
  • Mimusops le-testui Lecomte
  • Autranella boonei (De Wild.) A.Chev.

The species is listed as critically endangered.[1]

References
  1. African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe) 1998. Autranella congolensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Chevalier, Auguste Jean Baptiste. 1917. Les végétaux Utiles de l'Afrique Tropical Française 9: 268, 271
  4. Tropicos, Autranella A.Chev.


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