| Acridocarpus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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
- 1 2 Reimer, Bob (2004-04-16), Wadi Tarabat Survey, Emirates Natural History Group, archived from the original on 2011-12-26, retrieved 2019-02-11
- ↑ Morat, P.; T. Jaffré; F. Tronchet; J. Munzinger; Y. Pillon; J. M. Veillon; M. Chalopin (2012), "The taxonomic reference base Florical and characteristics of the native vascular flora of New Caledonia" (PDF), Adansonia, 34 (2): 179–221, doi:10.5252/a2012n2a1
External links
- Mkhipheni Ngwenya (June 2005). "A. natalitius". PlantZAfrica.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.