Breviea

Breviea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Breviea
Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Species:
B. sericea
Binomial name
Breviea sericea
Synonyms
  • Chrysophyllum sericeum A.Chev. 1917, illegitimate homonym, not A.DC. 1844 nor Salisb. 1796
  • Pouteria leptosperma Baehni
  • Chrysophyllum leptospermum (Baehni) Roberty
  • Breviea leptosperma (Baehni) Heine

Breviea is a genus of plant in the family Sapotaceae described in 1935.

It contains only one known species, Breviea sericea native to tropical Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zaire).

The species is listed as near threatened.

References

  1. 1 2 Hawthorne, W. (1998). "Breviea sericea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T34646A9881124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34646A9881124.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Tropicos, search for Chrysophyllum sericeum
  4. ↑ Aubréville, André; Pellegrin, François (1935). "Légumineuses nouvelles de la Côte d'Ivoire". Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (in French). 82 (5): 792. doi:10.1080/00378941.1935.10833018. Wikidata Q55757331.
  5. ↑ Tropicos, Breviea (Baehni) Aubrév. & Pellegr.