Sapotaceae
Mimusops

Mimusops kummel Bruce ex A.DC.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 203 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Eggeling & Dale, Indig.Trees of Uganda ed. 2, 400 (1952).
  • Engl. Monogr. Afr. 8: 75
  • F.T.A. 3: 508
  • in DC. Prod. 8: 203 (1844)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. DC. in DC, Prodr. 8: 203 (1844).
  • Aubrév., Fl. For. Côte d’lvoire, ed. 2, 3: 124, t. 295 (1959).
  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 3: 508 (1877).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 528(1961).
  • Engl., Monographieen Afrikanischer Pflanzen-Familien und Gattungen 8: 75, t. 30/A (1904).
  • Heine in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 20(1963).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 400, fig. 83 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [117] Guinea K000010587 No
Tanzania K:SPC-06395.000 No
Schweinfurth, G. [1379] Sudan K000435271 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beccari, O. [84] Ethiopia K000435268 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rowland [s.n.] Nigeria K000435259 Unknown Type Material Yes
Molmou, D.; Couch; Diallo, B.; Diallo, I.S.; Sow, O. [1770] Guinea K000875391 Yes
Birnbaum; Philippe [785] Mali K001553274 Yes
Schimper [1991] Ethiopia K000435267 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1991] Ethiopia K000435266 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [280] Ethiopia K000435270 Lectotype Yes
Schimper [280] Ethiopia K000435269 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barter [1217] Nigeria K000435260 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [2428] Sudan K000435273 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kersting [46] Togo K000435258 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1525] Sudan K000435272 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0