''Protomegabaria'' is a
genus of
flowering plant belonging to the
family Phyllanthaceae first described as a
genus in 1911. It is native to western and central Africa.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> It is dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
;Species[
# '' Protomegabaria macrophylla'' (Pax) Hutch. - Nigeria, Cameroon, ]Republic of the Congo
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, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands
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# '' Protomegabaria meiocarpa'' J.Léonard - Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
# ''Protomegabaria stapfiana
''Protomegabaria stapfiana'' is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to western tropical Africa.
Distribution and habitat
''P. stapfiana'' can be found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of t ...
'' (Beille) Hutch. - West Africa (Liberia
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to Republic of the Congo)
References
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae genera
Dioecious plants
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