Synsepalum revolutum

Synsepalum revolutum is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae, native to west and west central tropical Africa.[1] It was first described by John Gilbert Baker in 1877 as Sideroxylon revolutum.[2]

Synsepalum revolutum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Synsepalum
Species:
S. revolutum
Binomial name
Synsepalum revolutum
(Baker) T.D.Penn.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Bakeriella densiflora (Baker) Dubard
  • Bakeriella revoluta (Baker) Dubard
  • Bakerisideroxylon bruneelii De Wild.
  • Bakerisideroxylon densiflorum (Baker) Engl.
  • Bakerisideroxylon revolutum var. brevipetiolulatum Engl.
  • Bakerisideroxylon revolutum (Baker) Engl.
  • Pouteria camerounensis (Pierre ex Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Baehni
  • Pouteria densiflora (Baker) Baehni
  • Pouteria revoluta (Baker) Baehni
  • Sideroxylon densiflorum Baker
  • Sideroxylon revolutum Baker
  • Vincentella camerounensis Pierre ex Aubrév. & Pellegr.
  • Vincentella densiflora (Baker) Pierre
  • Vincentella revoluta (Baker) Pierre

Distribution

Synsepalum revolutum is native to Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Ghana, the Gulf of Guinea islands, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

Conservation

Vincentella densiflora was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to São Tomé Island, one of the Gulf of Guinea islands.[3] As of February 2023, V. densiflora was regarded as a synonym of Synsepalum revolutum, which has a very much wider distribution.[1]

References
  1. "Synsepalum revolutum (Baker) T.D.Penn.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-16
  2. "Synsepalum revolutum (Baker) T.D.Penn.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-16
  3. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998), "Vincentella densiflora", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1998: e.T32789A9724647, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32789A9724647.en, retrieved 2023-02-16


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