Englerophytum


Englerophytum is a group of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1914.
Englerophytum consists primarily of trees. Their leaves are leathery with dense appressed hairs on the undersides. The genus is widespread across tropical and southern Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The genus name of Englerophytum is in honour of Adolf Engler, a German botanist, and also; phytum, a Greek word meaning "plant".

Species

The genus contains the following species:
  1. Englerophytum congolense Aubrév. & Pellegr. — Gabon, DRC
  2. Englerophytum ferrugineum L.Gaut. & O.Lachenaud — Gabon
  3. Englerophytum gigantifolium O.Lachenaud & L.Gaut. — Gabon
  4. Englerophytum iturense L.Gaut. — Gabon, DRC
  5. Englerophytum koulamoutouense ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo
  6. Englerophytum laurentii ined. — from Cameroon to Angola
  7. Englerophytum le-testui ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo
  8. Englerophytum libenii O.Lachenaud & L.Gaut. — Cameroon, Gabon
  9. Englerophytum longipedicellatum ined. — Gabon, DRC
  10. Englerophytum magalismontanum T.D.Penn. — Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eswatini
  11. Englerophytum mayumbense ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo, Angola
  12. Englerophytum natalense T.D.Penn. — Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eswatini, Cape Province
  13. Englerophytum oblanceolatum T.D.Penn. — W + C Africa from Liberia to Kenya
  14. Englerophytum oubanguiense Aubrév. & Pellegr. — W + C Africa
  15. Englerophytum paludosum L.Gaut., Burgt & O.Lachenaud — Cameroon to Republic of Congo
  16. Englerophytum rwandense ined. — Rwanda, Burundi
  17. Englerophytum somiferanum Aubrév. — Gabon
  18. Englerophytum stelechantha K.Krause — Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo
  19. Englerophytum sylverianum Kenfack & L.Gaut. — Cameroon to Equatorial Guinea