''Elachyptera'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 98 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the staf ...
.
Its native range is Tropical and Southern Africa, Madagascar, Central and Southern Tropical America.
Species:
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Elachyptera bipindensis''
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Elachyptera coriacea''
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Elachyptera festiva''
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Elachyptera floribunda''
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Elachyptera holtzii''
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Elachyptera micrantha''
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Elachyptera minimiflora''
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Elachyptera parvifolia''
References
Celastraceae
Celastrales genera
Taxa named by Albert Charles Smith
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