Micklethwaitia

Micklethwaitia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Micklethwaitia
G.P.Lewis & Schrire (2004)
Species:
M. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Micklethwaitia carvalhoi
(Harms) G.P.Lewis & Schrire (2004)
Synonyms[1]
  • Brenaniodendron carvalhoi (Harms) J.Léonard (1999)
  • Cynometra carvalhoi Harms (1899)

Micklethwaitia is a monotypic genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Its only species, Micklethwaitia carvalhoi, is endemic to Mozambique. It is closely related to Annea, Gabonius, and Scorodophloeus.[2][3]

Description

Micklethwaitia carvalhoi is a small tree, 6–10 metres (20–33 ft) tall.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Micklethwaitia carvalhoi is endemic to northern Mozambique, occurring in coastal dry forests in the Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces. Although coastal, it prefers clay-rich soils, as opposed to sandy soils.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Burrows, J.E.; Timberlake, J.; Alves, M.T.; Coates Palgrave, F.M.; Hyde, M.A.; Luke, W.R.Q.; Massingue, A.O.; Matimele, H.A.; Raimondo, D.; Osborne, J.; Hadj-Hammou, J. (2014). "Micklethwaitia carvalhoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T62494244A62494265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T62494244A62494265.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Mackinder BA, Wieringa JJ (2013). "Annea gen. nov. (Detarieae, Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae), a home for two species long misplaced in Hymenostegia sensu lato". Phytotaxa. 142 (1): 1–14. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.142.1.1.
  3. ^ Wieringa JJ, Mackinder BA, Van Proosdij ASJ (2013). "Gabonius gen. nov.(Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Detarieae), a distant cousin of Hymenostegia endemic to Gabon". Phytotaxa. 142 (1): 15–24. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.142.1.2.
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