Sloetiopsis usambarensis is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, Moraceae. It is the sole species in genus Sloetiopsis. It is a shrub or small tree native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea to Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa, from Nigeria to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in west-central Africa, and to Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique in eastern Africa.[1]

Sloetiopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Sloetiopsis
Engl. (1907)
Species:
S. usambarensis
Binomial name
Sloetiopsis usambarensis
Engl. (1907)
Synonyms[1]
  • Neosloetiopsis Engl. (1914)
  • Neosloetiopsis kamerunensis Engl. (1914)
  • Streblus usambarensis (Engl.) C.C.Berg (1988)

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