bio.wikisort.org - PlantBersama abyssinica is a species of medium-sized evergreen tree in the Francoaceae family. The leaves are pinnately divided with a strongly winged rachis (hence the common name winged bersama).[2] The inflorescence is a spike.
Species of tree
Winged bersama |
Conservation status |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
Scientific classification  |
Kingdom: |
Plantae |
Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
Clade: |
Angiosperms |
Clade: |
Eudicots |
Clade: |
Rosids |
Order: |
Geraniales |
Family: |
Francoaceae |
Genus: |
Bersama |
Species: |
B. abyssinica |
Binomial name |
Bersama abyssinica
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Countries of occurrence |
Synonyms |
- Bersama schreberifolia
- Bersama schweinfurthii
- Bersama serrata
- Bersama volkensii
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This species is distributed across sub-Saharan Africa and includes two subspecies:[3]
- B. abyssinica Fresen. subsp. abyssinica Fresen.
- B. abyssinica Fresen. subsp. rosea (Hoyle) Mikkelsen[4]
The subspecies rosea is endemic to Tanzania, where it is considered vulnerable.[5]
Bersama abyssinica produces a hard, heavy wood that is used in the construction of houses in West Africa.[6]
References
- IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2020). "Bersama abyssinica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T146298209A153945468. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T146298209A153945468.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Bersama abyssinica Fresen". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- "Bersama abyssinica Fresen. subsp. abyssinica Fresen. [family MELIANTHACEAE]". Aluka. Retrieved 2007-12-03.[dead link]
- Mikkelsen, K. S.; O. Seberg (2001). "Morphometric analysis of the Bersama abyssinica Fresen. complex (Melianthaceae) in East Africa". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 227 (3–4): 157–182. doi:10.1007/s006060170046. S2CID 28513818.
- Gereau, R.E.; Kabuye, C.; Kalema, J.; Kamau, P.; Kindeketa, W.; Luke, W.R.Q.; Lyaruu, H.V.M.; Malombe, I.; Mboya, E.I.; Mollel, N.; Njau, E.-F.; Schatz, G.E.; Sitoni, D.; Ssegawa, P.; Wabuyele, E. (2020). "Bersama rosea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T34225A2851781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T34225A2851781.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Heywood, V. H. (ed.) (1993). Flowering Plants of the World (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 191–192.
External links
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