Abstract

Calophyllum africanum Cheek & Q. Luke is described and illustrated from Mali, in that part close to the Fouta Djalon of Guinea. Plant species present in its gallery forest habitat are listed in detail. Threatened by gold and uranium mining activities, C. africanum is here assessed as Critically Endangered according to the categories and criteria of IUCN. This is the first native Calophyllum known from continental Africa apart from the indo-pacific littoral C. inophyllum. The affinities of C. africanum appear to lie with the Neotropics and it is most similar to the Caribbean species C. antillanum.

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