Breviea

Breviea is a genus of plant in the family Sapotaceae described in 1935.[4][5]

Breviea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Breviea
Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Species:
B. sericea
Binomial name
Breviea sericea
Synonyms[2]
  • Chrysophyllum sericeum A.Chev. 1917, illegitimate homonym, not A.DC. 1844 nor Salisb. 1796[3]
  • Pouteria leptosperma Baehni
  • Chrysophyllum leptospermum (Baehni) Roberty
  • Breviea leptosperma (Baehni) Heine

It contains only one known species, Breviea sericea native to tropical Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zaire).[2]

The species is listed as near threatened.[1]

References
  1. Hawthorne, W. (1998). "Breviea sericea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34646A9881124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34646A9881124.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Tropicos, search for Chrysophyllum sericeum
  4. A. Aubréville; F. Pellegrin (January 1935). "Légumineuses nouvelles de la Côte d'Ivoire". Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France. 82 (5): 792. doi:10.1080/00378941.1935.10833018. ISSN 0037-8941. Wikidata Q55757331.
  5. Tropicos, Breviea (Baehni) Aubrév. & Pellegr.


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