Lannea

Lannea
L. coromandelica flowers in Hyderabad, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Subfamily:	Spondiadoideae
Genus:	Lannea A. Rich. in Guillem.
Synonyms[1]
Calesiam Adans. (1763) Lanneoma Del. (1843) Odina Roxb. (1832) Scassellatia Chiov. (1932)

Lannea is a genus of plants in the family Anacardiaceae.

Taxonomy

Species

As of July 2020^[update], Plants of the World online has 36 accepted species:[2][3]

Lannea acida A.Rich. Lannea acuminata Engl. Lannea alata (Engl.) Engl. Lannea ambacensis (Hiern) Engl. Lannea angolensis R.Fern. & Mendes Lannea antiscorbutica (Hiern) Engl. Lannea asymmetrica R.E.Fr. Lannea barteri (Oliv.) Engl. Lannea chevalieri Engl. Lannea cinerascens Engl. Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr. Lannea cotoneaster (Chiov.) Sacleux Lannea discolor (Sond.) Engl. Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl. Lannea fruticosa (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Engl. Lannea fulva (Engl.) Engl. Lannea glabrescens Engl. Lannea gossweileri Exell & Mendonça

Lannea humilis (Oliv.) Engl. Lannea katangensis Van der Veken Lannea ledermannii Engl. Lannea malifolia (Chiov.) Sacleux Lannea microcarpa Engl. & K.Krause Lannea nigritana (Scott Elliot) Keay Lannea obovata (Hook.f. ex Oliv.) Engl. Lannea rivae (Chiov.) Sacleux Lannea rubra (Hiern) Engl. Lannea schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl. Lannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl. Lannea tibatensis Engl. Lannea transulta (Balf.f.) Radcl.-Sm. Lannea triphylla (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl. Lannea velutina A.Rich. Lannea virgata R.Fern. & A.Fern. Lannea welwitschii (Hiern) Engl. Lannea zastrowiana Engl. & Brehmer

Possible synonyms of other species:[3]

• Lannea transulta (Balf.f.) Radcl.-Sm.
• Lannea triphylla (syn. L. somalensis & L. cinerea)

References

1. "Lannea A. Rich. in Guillem". Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae. National Science Foundation (NSF). Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
2. Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 13 July 2020
3. "Lannea". The Plant List. Version 1. 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

External links

• Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Lannea". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
• Media related to Lannea at Wikimedia Commons