Beilschmiedia preussii Engl. (1899:387)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Afrodaphne preussii (Engl.) Stapf in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 111 (1905); Tylostemon preussii (Engl.) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 176 (1909)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Murphy et al., 2023:16; POWO, 2024)
Last record: May 1894 (Murphy et al., 2023:16)
Distribution
Bimbia-Bonadikombe (Mt Cameroon lowlands), Cameroon (Murphy et al., 2023:16)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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