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Bersama

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Also known as White ashes

Bersama is a genus of small trees in family Francoaceae. The genus is restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, but is distributed over much of the continent.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGeraniales
  5. FamilyMelianthaceae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
52
With media
48
Family
Melianthaceae
Collections
A, MO, DEK, NY, MNHN, B
Recorded in
Malawi, Cameroon, Tanzania, Congo (Kinshasa), Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, South Africa, Nigeria, Uganda

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Francoaceae
Image
Bersama swinnyi, jong loof, c, Hillcrest KZN.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Bersama
Commons category
Bersama
taxon name
Bersama
taxon rank
genus
taxon common name
娑羽树属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Bersama is a genus of small trees in family Francoaceae. The genus is restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, but is distributed over much of the continent.

==Species== Plants of the World Online recognize the following as accepted species within the genus: Bersama abyssinica Fresen. Bersama lucens (Hochst.) Szyszył. Bersama palustris L.Touss. Bersama swinnyi Phillips Bersama swynnertonii Baker f. Bersama tysoniana Oliv. Bersama yangambiensis L.Touss.

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