''Acridocarpus'' (from
Gr. ''Akris'', a locust and ''carpos'', a fruit, alluding to the winged fruit) is a genus of
plant
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in family
Malpighiaceae
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. They are native to
Arabia
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Geographically, the ...
and tropical and subtropical
Africa
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, with one species in
New Caledonia
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.
Species
There are 36 species, which include:
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Acridocarpus adenophorus''
A.Juss.
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Acridocarpus alopecurus''
Sprague
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Acridocarpus alternifolius''
(Schumach. & Thonn.) Nied.
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Acridocarpus austrocaledonicus''
Baill.
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Acridocarpus ballyi''
Launert
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Acridocarpus camerunensis''
Nied.
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Acridocarpus chevalieri''
Sprague
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Acridocarpus chloropterus''
Oliv.
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Acridocarpus congestus
''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 and tropical and subtropical Africa, with one species in New Caledonia.
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Launert
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Acridocarpus congolensis''
Sprague
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Acridocarpus excelsus''
A.Juss.
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Acridocarpus glaucescens
''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 and tropical and subtropical Africa, with one species in New Caledonia.
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Engl.
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Acridocarpus humbertii''
Arènes
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Acridocarpus humblotii''
Baill.
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Acridocarpus katangensis
''Acridocarpus'' (from Greek language, 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 Arabian Peninsula, Arabia and tropical and subtropical Africa, w ...
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De Wild.
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Acridocarpus longifolius''
(G.Don) Hook.f.
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Acridocarpus macrocalyx''
Engl.
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Acridocarpus mayumbensis''
Gonç. & E.Launert
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Acridocarpus monodii''
Arènes & P.Jaeger ex Birnbaum & J.Florence
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Acridocarpus natalitius''
Adr. & Juss.
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Acridocarpus oppositifolius''
R.Vig. & Humbert ex Arènes
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Acridocarpus orientalis
''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 and tropical and subtropical Africa, with one species in New Caledonia.
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Jebel Hafeet
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, UAE
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/ Oman
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Acridocarpus pauciglandulosus''
Launert
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Acridocarpus perrieri''
Ames
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Acridocarpus plagiopterus''
Guill. & Perr.
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Acridocarpus prasinus''
Exell
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Acridocarpus scheffleri''
Engl.
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Acridocarpus smeathmannii''
(DC.) Guill. & Perr.
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Acridocarpus socotranus''
Oliv.
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Acridocarpus spectabilis''
(Nied.) Doorn-Hoekm.
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Acridocarpus staudtii''
(Engl.) Engl. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
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Acridocarpus taitensis''
Mwadime, Ngumbau & Q.Luke
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Acridocarpus ugandensis''
Sprague
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Acridocarpus vanderystii''
R.Wilczek
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Acridocarpus vivy''
Arènes
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Acridocarpus zanzibaricus''
A.Juss.
References
External links
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Malpighiaceae
Malpighiaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Plant dyes
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