Gambeya

Gambeya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Gambeya; Pierre

Gambeya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.^[1]

The genus of Gambeya was named in honour of Henri Gambey (1787–1847), French mechanic and entrepreneur who made precision instruments (sextants, compasses, etc.) for many scientists.^[2] It was first described and published in Notes Bot. Sapot. on page 61 in 1891.^[1]

Species[]

Known Species, according to Kew:^[1]

(A.DC.) Pierre
(G.Don) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
(J.Miège) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
(Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Pierre
Aubrév. & Pellegr.
(A.Chev.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
(Engl.) Liben
Ewango & Kenfack
(De Wild.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
(De Wild.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
(Engl.) Liben
(Mildbr. ex Hutch. & Dalziel) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
(Baker) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
(Baker) Pierre
(Aubrév. & Pellegr.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Gambeya Pierre | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[POWO-1] "Gambeya Pierre | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[2] Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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