Cryptosepalum exfoliatum is a species of tree native to tropical Africa.[1] It is the dominant tree species in the Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests ecoregion of Zambia and Angola, where it is known locally as "mavunda".[2] Cryptosepalum exfoliatum forests form habitat for the butterfly Mylothris mavunda.
Cryptosepalum exfoliatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Cryptosepalum |
Species: | C. exfoliatum
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Binomial name | |
Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild. 1902
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