Englerophytum is a group of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1914.Krause, Kurt. 1914. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 50(Suppl.): 343-348 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German, line drawings as illustrationsTropicos, Englerophytum K. Krause
Englerophytum consists primarily of trees. Their leaves are leathery with dense appressed hairs on the undersides. The genus is widespread across tropical and southern Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa ( KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Province and Northern Provinces) Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The genus name of Englerophytum is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844–1930), a German botanist, and also; phytum, a Greek word meaning "plant".
Species The genus contains the following species:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Englerophytum congolense (De Wild.) Aubrév. & Pellegr. — Gabon, DRC Englerophytum ferrugineum L.Gaut. & O.Lachenaud — Gabon Englerophytum gigantifolium O.Lachenaud & L.Gaut. — Gabon Englerophytum iturense (Engl.) L.Gaut. — Gabon, DRC Englerophytum koulamoutouense (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo Englerophytum laurentii (De Wild.) ined. — from Cameroon to Angola Englerophytum le-testui (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo Englerophytum libenii O.Lachenaud & L.Gaut. — Cameroon, Gabon Englerophytum longipedicellatum (De Wild.) ined. — Gabon, DRC Englerophytum magalismontanum (Sond.) T.D.Penn. — Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eswatini Englerophytum mayumbense (Greves) ined. — Gabon, Republic of Congo, Angola (Cabinda) Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D.Penn. — Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eswatini, Cape Province Englerophytum oblanceolatum (S.Moore) T.D.Penn. — W + C Africa from Liberia to Kenya Englerophytum oubanguiense (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Aubrév. & Pellegr. — W + C Africa Englerophytum paludosum L.Gaut., Burgt & O.Lachenaud — Cameroon to Republic of Congo Englerophytum rwandense (Troupin) ined. — Rwanda, Burundi Englerophytum somiferanum Aubrév. — Gabon Englerophytum stelechantha K.Krause — Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo Englerophytum sylverianum Kenfack & L.Gaut. — Cameroon to Equatorial Guinea
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