Desbordesia

Desbordesia is a group of African trees in the family Irvingiaceae, described as a genus in 1905.^[4][5] There is only one known species, Desbordesia glaucescens, native to central Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo).^[3]

Desbordesia
Desbordesia glaucescens specimen from Korup National Park, Cameroon
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Irvingiaceae
Genus:	Desbordesia Pierre & Tiegh 1905, conserved name, not Pierre 1901 nor (Engl.) Tiegh. 1905[2]
Species:	D. glaucescens
Binomial name
Desbordesia glaucescens (Engl.) Tiegh.
Synonyms[3]
Irvingia glaucescens Engl. Desbordesia insignis Pierre ex Tiegh. Desbordesia pallida Tiegh. Desbordesia pierreana Tiegh. Desbordesia soyauxii Tiegh. Desbordesia spirei Tiegh. Irvingella spirei Tiegh. Irvingia oblonga A.Chev. Desbordesia oblonga (A.Chev.) Heitz

References

1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2022). "Desbordesia insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T204813145A204813147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T204813145A204813147.en. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
2. Tropicos, search for Desbordesia
3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis & Tieghem, Philippe Édouard Léon van. 1905. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 9 1: 289
5. Tropicos, Desbordesia Pierre & Tiegh.