''Allanblackia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family

Clusiaceae The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (''nom. alt. et cons.'' = alternative and valid name) are a family (biology), family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae ...

. Molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate that is it nested in the dioecious ''

Garcinia ''Garcinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Clusiaceae native to the Sundaland bioregion of Asia, America, Australia, tropical and southern Africa, and Polynesia. The number of species is disputed; Plants of the W ...

''. The genus name commemorates Allan Black. It contains the following species: Allanblackia Parviflora Plant

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Allanblackia floribunda ''Allanblackia floribunda'', known in English as 'tallow tree', is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae that has been long used in traditional African medicine to treat hypertension. It is a common understory tree in rainforests i ...

'' (Nigeria to DR Congo and Angola) * '' Allanblackia gabonensis'' * '' Allanblackia kimbiliensis'' * '' Allanblackia kisonghi'' * '' Allanblackia marienii'' * '' Allanblackia parviflora'' (Upper Guinea, from Ghana westwards) * '' Allanblackia staneriana'' * '' Allanblackia stuhlmannii'' (Eastern arc mountains -Usambara Tanzania) * '' Allanblackia ulugurensis'' (Eastern arc mountains -Uluguru Tanzania)

Uses

Allanblackia can be processed into Allanblackia oil

References

Malpighiales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Dioecious plants {{Clusiaceae-stub