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Lannea

Lannea is a genus of plants in the family Anacardiaceae.

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Lannea
L. coromandelica flowers in Hyderabad, India.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Spondiadoideae
Genus: Lannea
A. Rich. in Guillem.
Synonyms1
  • Calesiam Adans. (1763)
  • Lanneoma Del. (1843)
  • Odina Roxb. (1832)
  • Scassellatia Chiov. (1932)

Lannea is a genus of plants in the family Anacardiaceae.

Taxonomy

Species

As of July 2020, Plants of the World online has 36 accepted species:23

  • Lannea acida A.Rich.
  • Lannea acuminata Engl.
  • Lannea alata (Engl.) Engl.
  • Lannea ambacensis (Hiern) Engl.
  • Lannea angolensis R.Fern. & Mendes
  • Lannea antiscorbutica (Hiern) Engl.
  • Lannea asymmetrica R.E.Fr.
  • Lannea barteri (Oliv.) Engl.
  • Lannea chevalieri Engl.
  • Lannea cinerascens Engl.
  • Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr.
  • Lannea cotoneaster (Chiov.) Sacleux
  • Lannea discolor (Sond.) Engl.
  • Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl.
  • Lannea fruticosa (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Engl.
  • Lannea fulva (Engl.) Engl.
  • Lannea glabrescens Engl.
  • Lannea gossweileri Exell & Mendonça
  • Lannea humilis (Oliv.) Engl.
  • Lannea katangensis Van der Veken
  • Lannea ledermannii Engl.
  • Lannea malifolia (Chiov.) Sacleux
  • Lannea microcarpa Engl. & K.Krause
  • Lannea nigritana (Scott Elliot) Keay
  • Lannea obovata (Hook.f. ex Oliv.) Engl.
  • Lannea rivae (Chiov.) Sacleux
  • Lannea rubra (Hiern) Engl.
  • Lannea schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl.
  • Lannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl.
  • Lannea tibatensis Engl.
  • Lannea transulta (Balf.f.) Radcl.-Sm.
  • Lannea triphylla (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl.
  • Lannea velutina A.Rich.
  • Lannea virgata R.Fern. & A.Fern.
  • Lannea welwitschii (Hiern) Engl.
  • Lannea zastrowiana Engl. & Brehmer

Possible synonyms of other species:3

References

References

  1. "Lannea A. Rich. in Guillem". Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae. National Science Foundation (NSF). Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 13 July 2020
  3. "Lannea". The Plant List. Version 1. 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
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