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''Sloetiopsis usambarensis'' is a species 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 mulberry family,
Moraceae Moraceae is a family of flowering plants comprising about 48 genera and over 1100 species, and is commonly known as the mulberry or fig family. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however, their ...
. It is the sole species in genus ''Sloetiopsis''. It is a shrub or small tree native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea to Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa, from Nigeria to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in west-central Africa, and to Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique in eastern Africa.


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{{Taxonbar, from= Q87168319, from2= Q95999553 Moraceae Moraceae genera Monotypic Rosales genera Flora of Cameroon Flora of the Central African Republic Flora of the Republic of the Congo Flora of Gabon Flora of Guinea Flora of Ivory Coast Flora of Kenya Flora of Liberia Flora of Mozambique Flora of Nigeria Flora of Sierra Leone Flora of Tanzania Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Plants described in 1907 Taxa named by Adolf Engler