Micklethwaitia

Micklethwaitia is a monotypic genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Its only species, Micklethwaitia carvalhoi, is endemic to Mozambique. It is closely related to Annea, Gabonius, and Scorodophloeus.[2][3]

Micklethwaitia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Micklethwaitia
Species:
M. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Micklethwaitia carvalhoi
(Harms) G.P.Lewis & Schrire
Synonyms[1]
  • Brenaniodendron carvalhoi (Harms) J. Léonard
  • Cynometra carvalhoi Harms

Description

Micklethwaitia carvalhoi is a small tree, 6–10 metres (20–33 ft) tall.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Micklethwaitia carvalhoi is endemic to northern Mozambique, occurring in coastal dry forests in the Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces. Although coastal, it prefers clay-rich soils, as opposed to sandy soils.[1]

References
  1. Burrows, J.E., Timberlake, J., Alves, M.T., Coates Palgrave, F.M., Hyde, M.A., Luke, W.R.Q., Massingue, A.O., Matimele, H.A., Raimondo, D., Osborne, J. & Hadj-Hammou, J. (2014). "Micklethwaitia carvalhoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T62494244A62494265. Retrieved 9 December 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Mackinder BA, Wieringa JJ (2013). "Annea gen. nov. (Detarieae, Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae), a home for two species long misplaced in Hymenostegia sensu lato". Phytotaxa. 142 (1): 1–14. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.142.1.1.
  3. Wieringa JJ, Mackinder BA, Van Proosdij ASJ (2013). "Gabonius gen. nov.(Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Detarieae), a distant cousin of Hymenostegia endemic to Gabon". Phytotaxa. 142 (1): 15–24.


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