''Gambeya'' 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 ...

s belonging to the family

Sapotaceae 240px, '' Madhuca longifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' in Narsapur, Medak district, India The Sapotaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to the order (biology)">order Ericales">family (biology)">family of flowering plants belonging to th ...

. Its native range is

tropical Africa The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...

. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, the Gulf of Guinea Islands, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The genus of ''Gambeya'' was named in honour of Henri Gambey (1787–1847), French mechanic and entrepreneur who made precision instruments (sextants, compasses, etc.) for many scientists. It was first described and published by

Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (23 October 1833 – 30 October 1905), also known as J. B. Louis Pierre, was a French Botany, botanist known for his Asian studies. Early life Pierre was born in Saint-André, Réunion, Saint-André, Réunion, and ...

in ''Notes Bot. Sapot.'' on page 61 in 1891.

Species

Known species, according to Kew: *''

Gambeya africana ''Gambeya africana'' is a medium-sized species of tree in the family Sapotaceae. Along with the closely related species '' Gambeya albida'', it is sometimes known as African star apple. Both species have similar leaf indumentum and are widespread ...

'' – western and central Africa *''

Gambeya albida ''Gambeya albida'', commonly known as white star apple, is a forest fruit tree commonly found throughout tropical Africa. It is closely related to the African star apple (''Gambeya africana'') which is also common throughout West Africa. Some sch ...

'' - western and central Africa to Kenya and Tanzania *''

Gambeya azaguieana ''Gambeya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, ...

'' – Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, and Ghana *''

Gambeya beguei ''Gambeya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, ...

'' – Côte d'Ivoire and central Africa *'' Gambeya boiviniana'' – Madagascar and Comoro Islands *'' Gambeya boukokoensis'' – central Africa *''

Gambeya gigantea ''Gambeya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, ...

'' – western and west-central Africa *''

Gambeya gorungosana ''Gambeya gorungosana'' is species of evergreen tree native to the highlands of eastern and central Africa. Range and habitat ''Gambeya gorungosana'' ranges across eastern and central Africa, from Mozambique and Zimbabwe through Zambia, Malawi, ...

'' –

Afromontane The Afromontane regions are subregions of the Afrotropical realm, one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms, covering the plant and animal species found in the mountains of Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. The Afromontane regions o ...

eastern and southeastern Africa, Angola, Gabon, and Cameroon *'' Gambeya korupensis'' – Cameroon *''

Gambeya lacourtiana ''Gambeya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, ...

'' – west-central Africa *''

Gambeya lungi ''Gambeya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, ...

'' – Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo *''

Gambeya muerensis ''Gambeya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, ...

'' – South Sudan, Uganda, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo *'' Gambeya perpulchra'' – west and central Africa to Uganda and Tanzania *''

Gambeya prunifolia ''Gambeya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, ...

'' – Nigeria and

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*''

Gambeya subnuda ''Gambeya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, ...

'' – western and central Africa to Uganda *''

Gambeya taiensis ''Gambeya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, ...

'' – Côte d'Ivoire

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q47490824 Chrysophylloideae Sapotaceae genera Plants described in 1891 Flora of East Tropical Africa Flora of South Tropical Africa Flora of West Tropical Africa Flora of the Afrotropical realm Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre