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Letestua is a monotypic genus of plant in family Sapotaceae, described as a genus in 1917.[2][3][4]

Letestua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Letestua Lecomte
Binomial name
Letestua durissima (A.Chev.) Lecomte
Synonyms[1][2]
Pierreodendron A.Chev. 1917, illegitimate homonym, not Pierreodendron Engl. 1907 (Simaroubaceae) Pierreodendron durissimum A.Chev. Letestua floribunda Lecomte

The genus name of Letestua is in honour of Georges Marie Patrice Charles Le Testu (1877–1967), who was a French colonial administrator in tropical Africa and later worked at a botanical garden in Caen.[5]

There is only one recognized species, Letestua durissima. It is native to Gabon and West Congo.[1]

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