Okoubaka

Okoubaka
	Okoubaka aubrevillei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Santalaceae
Genus:	Okoubaka; Pellegr. & Normand
Species
	See text

Okoubaka is a genus of tall forest tree native to west and central tropical Africa. It consists of two species, plus a third species or variety. Its name is from the Anyin language meaning a tree with allelopathic properties, or a tree that causes the death of surrounding vegetation.^[1] The tree was once common throughout West Africa and parts of Central Africa, with O. aubrevillei being the primary West African species, and O. michelsonii found in Central Africa.

O. aubrevillei was originally named Oktoknema okoubaka and placed in the Octoknemaceae or Olacaceae; however careful morphological studies of the fruits have led to it being classified as Okoubaka and placed in the Santalaceae.^[1]

Species

Okoubaka aubrevillei Pellegr. & Normand (formerly called Octoknema okoubaka Aubrév. & Pellegr.)
- O. aubrevillei var. glabrescentifolia J. Léonard. – variety found in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Okoubaka michelsonii J.Léonard & Troupin

References

^ ^a ^b Hallé, Nicolas (1987). "Okoubaka Pellegrin & Normand is really a genus of Santalaceae Muséum". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 4: 355–363.

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[Hallé-1] Hallé, Nicolas (1987). "Okoubaka Pellegrin & Normand is really a genus of Santalaceae Muséum". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 4: 355–363.

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