Anogeissus

Anogeissus
	Anogeissus leiocarpus
Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Anogeissus]]; Wall.
Species
	10-12, see text

Anogeissus is a genus of trees in the family Combretaceae.^[1] The 10^[2] to 12 species are distributed in Asia and tropical Africa.^[3] Plants of the World Online now refers to this genus as a synonym of Terminalia L.^[4]

These are trees and shrubs with tubular flowers that lack petals and dry fruits with ridges or wings.^[2]

Axlewood (A. latifolia) is used for its wood and tannins and as a fodder.^[5] African birch (A. leiocarpa) is used for its wood and to make yellow dye and medicinal compounds.^[6] A yellow dyestuff produced from the leaves of the tree (A. schimperi) has traditionally been used in West Africa to dye leather.^[7]

Species include:

References[edit]

↑ Scott, A.J. (1979). "A revision of Anogeissus (Combretaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 33 (4): 555–566. doi:10.2307/4109799. JSTOR 4109799 – via JSTOR.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Anogeissus. Flora of China.
↑ Sakala, J. (2000). Silicified angiosperm wood from the Dangu locality (Ypresian of the Gisors region, Eure, France)–final part: the problem of palaeoclimate reconstruction based on fossil wood. Archived 2015-11-19 at the Wayback Machine Geodiversitas, 22(4), 493-507.
↑ POWO: Anogeissus (DC.) Guill. (retrieved 24 September 2018)
↑ Heuzé V., Tran G., 2016. Axlewood (Anogeissus latifolia). Feedipedia, a programme by INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/186 Last updated on March 22, 2016, 14:20
↑ Heuzé V., Tran G., Renaudeau D., Bastianelli D., 2016. African birch (Anogeissus leiocarpa). Feedipedia, a programme by INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/701 Last updated on March 15, 2016, 11:53
↑ Dalziel, J.M. (1926). "African Leather Dyes". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 6: 230. JSTOR 4118651.

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[1] Scott, A.J. (1979). "A revision of Anogeissus (Combretaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 33 (4): 555–566. doi:10.2307/4109799. JSTOR 4109799 – via JSTOR.

[foc-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Anogeissus. Flora of China.

[3] Sakala, J. (2000). Silicified angiosperm wood from the Dangu locality (Ypresian of the Gisors region, Eure, France)–final part: the problem of palaeoclimate reconstruction based on fossil wood. Archived 2015-11-19 at the Wayback Machine Geodiversitas, 22(4), 493-507.

[4] POWO: Anogeissus (DC.) Guill. (retrieved 24 September 2018)

[5] Heuzé V., Tran G., 2016. Axlewood (Anogeissus latifolia). Feedipedia, a programme by INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/186 Last updated on March 22, 2016, 14:20

[6] Heuzé V., Tran G., Renaudeau D., Bastianelli D., 2016. African birch (Anogeissus leiocarpa). Feedipedia, a programme by INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/701 Last updated on March 15, 2016, 11:53

[7] Dalziel, J.M. (1926). "African Leather Dyes". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 6: 230. JSTOR 4118651.

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