Osodendron altissimum subsp. altissimum

Koenen, Erik J. M., 2022, Osodendron gen. nov. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae), a new genus of mimosoid legumes of tropical Africa, PhytoKeys 205, pp. 453-470 : 453

1.1 Osodendron altissimum subsp. altissimum

Distribution.

Widespread across Upper and Lower Guinea and Congolia, from Guinea-Bissau in the west to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the east and Angola in the south (Fig. 2A ), also reported from Uganda and Zambia ( Brenan 1959).

Ecology.

Fresh-water swamp forest and along rivers in primary and secondary, evergreen or semi-deciduous rainforest.

Representative specimens studied.

Guinée-Bissau: Espírito Santo 3810 & 3832 (frts., BR); Côte d’Ivoire: Oldeman 968 (fls, BR); Cameroon: A.J.M. Leeuwenberg 8868 (fr., BR), B. Sonké 5499 (fr., BR); Gabon: N. Hallé 2119 (fls, frts, BR); Democratic Republic of Congo: F. Seret 461 (fls, BR);

Figures

Figure 2. Osodendron altissimum A distribution of the two subspecies as per the legend, based on data from Gbif. org with the addition of occurrence records for O. altissimum subsp. busiraensis from specimens at BR B trunk on riverbank C bipinnate leaf D close-up of leaflets E close-up of rachis apex showing nectary F inflorescences G unripe pod H mature pod. Images: B, F, H William Hawthorne (FHO) C-E, G David Harris (E), from www. africanplants. senckenberg. de.