Cryptosepalum exfoliatum is a species of tree native to tropical Africa.[2] It ranges from the Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, and Angola.[1] It is the dominant tree species in the Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests ecoregion of Zambia and Angola, where it is known locally as "mavunda".[3] Cryptosepalum exfoliatum forests form habitat for the butterfly Mylothris mavunda.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptosepalum |
| Species: | C. exfoliatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild. (1902)
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| Subspecies[1] | |
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Subspecies
editFour subspecies are accepted.[1]
- Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. craspedoneura P.A.Duvign. & Brenan – Zambia
- Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. exfoliatum – Tanzania and Zambia
- Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. pseudotaxus (Baker f.) P.A.Duvign. & Brenan – Congo and DR Congo to Malawi, Zambia, and Angola
- Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. suffruticans (J.Duvign.) P.A.Duvign. & Brenan – Angola and Zambia
References
edit- ^ a b c Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Cryptosepalum exfoliatum". 'Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 08 Nov 2012 [1]
- ^ "Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests." World Wildlife Fund ecoregion profile. Accessed 8 November 2012. [2]
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