Majidea Explained

Majidea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Tropical Africa and Madagascar. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zaïre.

The genus name of Majidea is in honour of Majid bin Said of Zanzibar (c. 1834 – 1870), who was the first Sultan of Zanzibar.^[2] It was first described and published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. Vol.11 on table 1097 in 1871.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Majidea fosteri
• Majidea zanguebarica

Notes and References

1. Web site: Majidea Kirk ex Oliv. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 17 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.