Micklethwaitia

Micklethwaitia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Micklethwaitia
G.P.Lewis & Schrire (2004)
Species:
M. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Micklethwaitia carvalhoi
(Harms) G.P.Lewis & Schrire (2004)
Synonyms
  • Brenaniodendron carvalhoi (Harms) J.Léonard (1999)
  • Cynometra carvalhoi Harms (1899)

Micklethwaitia is a monotypic genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Its only species, Micklethwaitia carvalhoi, is endemic to Mozambique. It is closely related to Annea, Gabonius, and Scorodophloeus.

Description

Micklethwaitia carvalhoi is a small tree, 6–10 metres (20–33 ft) tall.

Distribution and habitat

Micklethwaitia carvalhoi is endemic to northern Mozambique, occurring in coastal dry forests in the Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces. Although coastal, it prefers clay-rich soils, as opposed to sandy soils.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Burrows, J.E.; Timberlake, J.; Alves, M.T.; Coates Palgrave, F.M.; Hyde, M.A.; Luke, W.R.Q.; Massingue, A.O.; Matimele, H.A.; Raimondo, D.; Osborne, J.; Hadj-Hammou, J. (2014). "Micklethwaitia carvalhoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T62494244A62494265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T62494244A62494265.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Mackinder BA, Wieringa JJ (2013). "Annea gen. nov. (Detarieae, Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae), a home for two species long misplaced in Hymenostegia sensu lato". Phytotaxa. 142 (1): 1–14. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.142.1.1.
  3. ↑ Wieringa JJ, Mackinder BA, Van Proosdij ASJ (2013). "Gabonius gen. nov.(Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Detarieae), a distant cousin of Hymenostegia endemic to Gabon". Phytotaxa. 142 (1): 15–24. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.142.1.2.