Allanblackia

Allanblackia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. Molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate that is it nested in the dioecious Garcinia. The genus name commemorates Allan Black.

It contains the following species:

• Allanblackia floribunda (Nigeria to DR Congo and Angola)
• Allanblackia gabonensis
• Allanblackia kimbiliensis
• Allanblackia kisonghi
• Allanblackia marienii
• Allanblackia parviflora (Upper Guinea, from Ghana westwards)
• Allanblackia staneriana
• Allanblackia stuhlmannii (Eastern arc mountains -Usambara Tanzania)
• Allanblackia ulugurensis (Eastern arc mountains -Uluguru Tanzania)

Uses

Allanblackia can be processed into Allanblackia oil

References