Pseudolachnostylis is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1899.[1][2] It contains only one known species, Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia native to central and southern Africa.[3] Its common name is kudu berry, though the term also applies for Cassine aethiopica. In Zimbabwe it is called mutsonzowa (Shona) or Umqobampunzi (Ndebele).

varieties[3]

four varieties are recognized

  1. Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia var. dekindtii (Pax) Radcl.-Sm. - Katanga, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
  2. Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia var. glabra (Pax) Brenan - Burundi, Zaire, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
  3. Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia var. maprouneifolia - Katanga, Burundi, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Caprivi Strip
  4. Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia var. polygyna (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Radcl.-Sm. - Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi

References

  1. ^ Pax, Ferdinand Albin. 1899. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28: 19-20 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
  2. ^ "Tropicos | Name - Pseudolachnostylis Pax". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  3. ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-08-04.