Sorindeia africana is a medium-sized tree within the family Anacardiaceae. It is a variable species with more than ten heterotypic synonyms.[1]

Sorindeia africana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Sorindeia
Species:
S. africana
Binomial name
Sorindeia africana
(Engl.) Van der Veken

Description

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The species commonly grows as a tree but it has been observed growing as a shrub, it can reach an height of 33 m (108 ft) and a diameter of up to 40 cm (16 in).[2] Branches are sometimes free of hair but when hairy, it has a distinctive brown indumentum. Leaves are papery to leathery, leaflets can reach 20 cm (7.9 in) in length and 6 cm (2.4 in) in width, they are rounded to cuneate at base and acuminate at the apex.[2] Inflorescence are in axillary or terminal panicles. Fruit is yellowish to orange when ripe.[2]

Distribution

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Sorindeia africana occurs largely in west-central tropical Africa (Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon) and has also been observed in Angola, Nigeria and Zambia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sorindeia africana (Engl.) Van der Veken | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  2. ^ a b c BRETELER F. J. 2003. — The African genus Sorindeia (Anacardiaceae): a synoptic revision. Adansonia 2003 (1): 93-113.