Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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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. tetraphyllum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum (Hook.f.) Benth.
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Description
editCryptosepalum tetraphyllum is a medium sized tree that is capable of reaching 30 m tall while its diameter can reach 80 cm but often smaller.[2] Its bark, especially at the base is marked with transverse and longitudinal lines and ridges, but above is generally smooth and greyish in color.[2] The slash is pinkish red while its stems are slender with brown lenticels.[2] The leaves are parippinately compound, stipules and petioles are present but the former falls off early; the leaves generally have two pairs of leaflets, an upper pair and a lower pair.[2] The leaflet above can reach 5 cm long and 2 cm wide while the lower pair is usually shorter; leaflets have a broadly ovate to elliptic shape with both the apex and base rounded for the lower pair of leaflets.[2] Flowers are arranged in axillary racemes, the petal is one and whitish in color besides purple anthers both held by a pedicel that is about 1 cm long.[2]
Distribution
editOccurs in West Africa, found in riverine, lowland and montane forest areas.[2]
References
edit- ^ Hawthorne, W. (1998). "Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33465A9780171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33465A9780171.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Voorhoeve, A. G. (1965). Liberian high forest trees : a systematic botanical study of the 75 most important or frequent high forest trees, with reference to numerous related species. [internal PhD, WU, Wageningen University]. https://edepot.wur.nl/187074
External links
edit- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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