Dialium excelsum
Appearance
| Dialium excelsum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Dialium |
| Species: | D. excelsum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dialium excelsum Louis ex Steyaert | |
Dialium excelsum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to central Africa, ranging from Cameroon through Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Sudan and western Uganda.[2] It grows in terre firme tropical lowland rainforest, including the Ituri Forest in the eastern DRC, from 450 to 1,050 metres elevation. It is threatened by mining and forest clearing.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Dauby, G.; Simo-Droissart, M.; Tack, W. (2021). "Dialium excelsum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T33466A137509491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T33466A137509491.en. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ "Dialium excelsum Louis ex Steyaert". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2026.