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Gambeya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae.[1]

Gambeya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Gambeya Pierre

Its native range is Tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.[1]

The genus of Gambeya was named in honour of Henri Gambey (1787–1847), French mechanic and entrepreneur who made precision instruments (sextants, compasses, etc.) for many scientists.[2] It was first described and published in Notes Bot. Sapot. on page 61 in 1891.[1]

Species

Known Species, according to Kew:[1]

• Gambeya africana (A.DC.) Pierre
• Gambeya albida (G.Don) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
• Gambeya azaguieana (J.Miège) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
• Gambeya beguei (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
• Gambeya boiviniana Pierre
• Gambeya boukokoensis Aubrév. & Pellegr.
• Gambeya gigantea (A.Chev.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
• Gambeya gorungosana (Engl.) Liben
• Gambeya korupensis Ewango & Kenfack
• Gambeya lacourtiana (De Wild.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
• Gambeya lungi (De Wild.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
• Gambeya muerensis (Engl.) Liben
• Gambeya perpulchra (Mildbr. ex Hutch. & Dalziel) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
• Gambeya prunifolia (Baker) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
• Gambeya subnuda (Baker) Pierre
• Gambeya taiensis (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.

References

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