Desbordesia is a group of African trees in the family Irvingiaceae, described as a genus in 1905.[3][4] There is only one known species, Desbordesia glaucescens, native to central Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[2]

Desbordesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Irvingiaceae
Genus:	Desbordesia Pierre & Tiegh 1905, conserved name, not Pierre 1901 nor (Engl.) Tiegh. 1905[1]
Species:	D. glaucescens
Binomial name
Desbordesia glaucescens (Engl.) Tiegh.
Synonyms[2]
Irvingia glaucescens Engl. Desbordesia insignis Pierre ex Tiegh. Desbordesia pallida Tiegh. Desbordesia pierreana Tiegh. Desbordesia soyauxii Tiegh. Desbordesia spirei Tiegh. Irvingella spirei Tiegh. Irvingia oblonga A.Chev. Desbordesia oblonga (A.Chev.) Heitz

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