Acridocarpus
Acridocarpus | |
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Acridocarpus natalitius | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Malpighiaceae |
Genus: | Acridocarpus (G.Don) Guill. et Perr. |
Acridocarpus (from Gr. Akris, a locust and carpos, a fruit, alluding to the winged fruit) is a genus of plant in family Malpighiaceae. They are native to Arabia[1] and tropical and subtropical Africa, with one species in New Caledonia.[2]
Species
There are some 30 species, which include:
- Acridocarpus austrocaledonicus
- Acridocarpus chevalieri
- Acridocarpus monodii Arènes & P.Jaeger ex Birnbaum & J.Florence
- Acridocarpus orientalis (Jebel Hafeet, UAE / Oman)[1]
- Acridocarpus natalitius Adr. & Juss.
- Acridocarpus socotranus Oliv.
References
- ^ a b Reimer, Bob (2004-04-16), Wadi Tarabat Survey, Emirates Natural History Group, archived from the original on 2011-12-26, retrieved 2019-02-11
External links
- Mkhipheni Ngwenya (June 2005). "A. natalitius". PlantZAfrica.com.