Vitellariopsis is a group of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1915.[2][3] The genus is native to eastern and southern Africa.[1][4][5]
| Vitellariopsis | |
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| Foliage of V. marginata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapotoideae |
| Genus: | Vitellariopsis (Baill.) ex Dubard |
| Type species | |
| Vitellariopsis kirkii (Baker) Dubard
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Austromimusops A.Meeuse | |
- Vitellariopsis cuneata (Engl.) Aubrév. - Usambara Mts in Tanzania
- Vitellariopsis dispar (N.E.Br.) Aubrév. - Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal
- Vitellariopsis ferruginea Kupicha - Zimbabwe
- Vitellariopsis kirkii (Baker) Dubard - Nampula, Tanzania, Kenya
- Vitellariopsis marginata (N.E.Br.) Aubrév. - Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa
References
edit- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Dubard, Marcel Marie Maurice. 1915. Annales du Musée Colonial de Marseille, sér. 3, 3: 44
- ^ Tropicos, Vitellariopsis Baill. ex Dubard
- ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria
- ^ theplantlist.org (2010). "theplantlist - Vitellariopsis". Kew Gardens. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
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