Haplormosia

Haplormosia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
(unranked): Genistoids[2]
Genus: Haplormosia
Harms
Species: H. monophylla
Binomial name
Haplormosia monophylla
(Harms) Harms

Haplormosia monophylla, commonly known as Liberian Black Gum, is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] It is the only member of the genus Haplormosia[3][4][5] (though a second species, Haplormosia ledermannii Harms,[5] is unresolved).

References

  1. 1 2 African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe) 1998. Haplormosia monophylla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
  2. Cardoso D, Harris DJ, Wieringa JJ, São-Mateus WMB, Batalha-Filho H, Torke BM, Prenner G, de Queiroz LP (2017). "A molecular-dated phylogeny and biogeography of the monotypic legume genus Haplormosia, a missing African branch of the otherwise American-Australian Brongniartieae clade". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107: 431–442. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.012.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Haplormosia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  4. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Haplormosia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 "The Plant List entry for Haplormosia". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2014.


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