Bersama
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Bersama is a genus of small tree
s in family Melianthaceae
. The genus is distributed across sub-Saharan Africa
, and contains only two species:
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s in family Melianthaceae
Melianthaceae
The Melianthaceae is a family of flowering plants. The APG II system includes them within the rosid clade. All members of the Melianthaceae proper are trees or shrubs found in tropical and southern Africa...
. The genus is distributed across sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara. A political definition of Sub-Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara...
, and contains only two species:
- Bersama abyssinicaBersama abyssinicaBersama abyssinica is a species of medium-sized evergreen tree in the Melianthaceae family. The leaves are pinnately divided with a strongly winged rachis . The inflorescence is a spike....
, Fresen. - Bersama swynnertoniiBersama swynnertoniiBersama swynnertonii is a species of plant in the Melianthaceae family. It is endemic to Zimbabwe. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, BakerJohn Gilbert BakerJohn Gilbert Baker was an English botanist.Baker was born in Guisborough, the son of John and Mary Baker and educated at Quaker schools in Ackworth and York....
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