Garcinia afzelii

Garcinia afzelii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Clusiaceae
Genus:	Garcinia
Species:	G. afzelii
Binomial name
Garcinia afzelii Engl.
Synonyms[2][3]
Garcinia antidysenterica A.Chev. Garcinia brevipedicellata (Baker f.) Hutch. & Dalziel Garcinia mannii var. brevipedicellata Baker f.

Garcinia afzelii is a species of small to medium tree in the family Clusiaceae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon and Guinea.[4] It is sometimes called "bitter kola", but this name properly refers to G. kola.[5]

It is endemic to tropical forests of West Africa.

References

1. Hawthorne, W. (1998). "Garcinia afzelii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34294A9851654. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34294A9851654.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Garcinia afzelii Engl". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
3. "Garcinia afzelii Engl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
4. Garcinia afzelii Engl. specimens: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/7801278?tab=specimens
5. Sosef, Marc S.M.; Dauby, Gilles (2012). "Contribution to the taxonomy of Garcinia (Clusiaceae) in Africa, including two new species from Gabon and a key to the Lower Guinean species". PhytoKeys (17): 41–62. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.17.3114. PMC 3519353. PMID 23233817.