Cussonia sessilis Lebrun

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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
DR Congo
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Habitat: Savanna and miombo woodland.
Altitude range: (metres) 900 - 1020 m
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Worldwide distribution: Only known from DR Congo.
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Growth form(s): Tree.
Endemic status: Endemic
Red data list status: Vulnerable
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Literature:

Sosef, M.S.M., Gereau, R.E., Luke, Q., Ntore, S., Simo-Droissart, M., Stevart, T. & Tack, W. (2021). Red List of the endemic and subendemic Trees of Central Africa. Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Page 45. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cussonia sessilis
African Plant Database: Cussonia sessilis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cussonia sessilis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cussonia sessilis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cussonia sessilis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cussonia sessilis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cussonia sessilis
JSTOR Plant Science: Cussonia sessilis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cussonia sessilis
Plants of the World Online: Cussonia sessilis
Tropicos: Cussonia sessilis
Wikipedia: Cussonia sessilis


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Species information: Cussonia sessilis.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=253980, retrieved 30 June 2025

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