Cryptosepalum exfoliatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Genus: | Cryptosepalum |
Species: | C. exfoliatum |
Binomial name | |
Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild.. 1902 |
Cryptosepalum exfoliatum is a species of tree native to tropical Africa. It is the dominant tree species in the Zambezian cryptosepalum dry forest ecoregion of Zambia and Angola, where it is known locally as "mavunda".Cryptosepalum exfoliatum forests form habitat for the butterfly Mylothris mavunda.