Gambeya gorungosana is species of evergreen tree native to the highlands of eastern and central Africa.

Gambeya gorungosana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Gambeya
Species:
G. gorungosana
Binomial name
Gambeya gorungosana
(Engl.) Liben (1988)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysophyllum gorungosanum Engl. (1904)
  • Chrysophyllum fulvum S.Moore (1911)

Range and habitat

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Gambeya gorungosana ranges across eastern and central Africa, from Mozambique and Zimbabwe through Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda and Kenya, and in Angola, Gabon, and Cameroon.[1]

It is a characteristic tree in the Afromontane rain forests of the tropical African highlands, generally found on higher-rainfall slopes between 1200 and 2500 meters elevation.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gambeya gorungosana (Engl.) Liben Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ White, Frank F. (1983). The vegetation of Africa: A descriptive memoir to accompany the Unesco/AETFAT/UNSO vegetation map of Africa. UNESCO, 1983. ISBN 92-3-101955-4