| Gambeya gorungosana | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Gambeya |
| Species: | G. gorungosana |
| Binomial name | |
| Gambeya gorungosana | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gambeya gorungosana is species of evergreen tree native to the highlands of eastern and central Africa.
Gambeya gorungosana ranges across eastern and central Africa, from Mozambique and Zimbabwe through Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and easternDemocratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda and Kenya, and in Angola, Gabon, and Cameroon.[1]
It is a characteristic tree in theAfromontane rain forests of the tropical African highlands, generally found on higher-rainfall slopes between 1200 and 2500 meters elevation.[2]