Autranella

Autranella is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1917.[3][4] It contains only one recognized species, Autranella congolensis (also known as mukulungu), native to west-central Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Cabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo).[2]

Autranella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Genus: Autranella
A.Chev.
Species:
A. congolensis
Binomial name
Autranella congolensis
(De Wild.) A.Chev.
Synonyms[2]
  • Ambianella Willis
  • Mimusops congolensis De Wild.
  • Mimusops boonei De Wild.
  • Mimusops le-testui Lecomte
  • Autranella boonei (De Wild.) A.Chev.

The species is listed as critically endangered.[1]

References
  1. Hills, R. (2021). "Autranella congolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T33038A67808537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T33038A67808537.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Chevalier, Auguste Jean Baptiste. 1917. Les végétaux Utiles de l'Afrique Tropical Française 9: 268, 271
  4. Tropicos, Autranella A.Chev.
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