Letestua

Letestua is a 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

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

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Tropicos, Letestua Lecomte
  3. Chevalier, Auguste Jean Baptiste. 1917. Les végétaux Utiles de l'Afrique Tropical Française 9: 257
  4. Lecomte, Paul Henri. 1920. Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Museum de Paris 4: 3-7 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French, line drawings as illustrations


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