Crateranthus
Genus of flowering plants
| Crateranthus | |
|---|---|
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| Crateranthus le-testui | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Crateranthus Baker f.[1] |
Crateranthus is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1913.[2][3] It is native to tropical Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo).[4][5]
- Species[1]
- Crateranthus cameroonensis Cheek & Prance – Cameroon
- Crateranthus congolensis Lecomte – Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Crateranthus le-testui Lecomte – Gabon, Republic of Congo
- Crateranthus talbotii Baker f. – Cameroon, Gabon, southern Nigeria
References
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- ^ a b "Crateranthus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Baker, Edmund Gilbert. 1913. Catalogue of the plants collected by Mr. & Mrs. P.A. Talbot in the Oban district South Nigeria 35
- ^ Tropicos, Crateranthus Baker f.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
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