Cryptosepalum exfoliatum

Cryptosepalum exfoliatum is a species of tree native to tropical Africa.^[2] It ranges from the Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, and Angola.^[1] It is the dominant tree species in the Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests ecoregion of Zambia and Angola, where it is known locally as "mavunda".^[3] Cryptosepalum exfoliatum forests form habitat for the butterfly Mylothris mavunda.

Cryptosepalum exfoliatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Cryptosepalum
Species:	C. exfoliatum
Binomial name
Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild. (1902)
Subspecies[1]
Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. craspedoneura P.A.Duvign. & Brenan Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. exfoliatum Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. pseudotaxus (Baker f.) P.A.Duvign. & Brenan Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. suffruticans (J.Duvign.) P.A.Duvign. & Brenan

Subspecies

Four subspecies are accepted.^[1]

• Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. craspedoneura P.A.Duvign. & Brenan – Zambia
• Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. exfoliatum – Tanzania and Zambia
• Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. pseudotaxus (Baker f.) P.A.Duvign. & Brenan – Congo and DR Congo to Malawi, Zambia, and Angola
• Cryptosepalum exfoliatum subsp. suffruticans (J.Duvign.) P.A.Duvign. & Brenan – Angola and Zambia