''Ancistrocarpus'' 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
Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...
.
Its native range is Nigeria to Western Central
Tropical Africa
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
.
Species:
* ''
Ancistrocarpus bequaertii''
De Wild.
* ''
Ancistrocarpus comperei''
R.Wilczek
* ''
Ancistrocarpus densispinosus''
Oliv.
References
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Grewioideae
Malvaceae genera
Taxa described in 1867
Taxa named by Daniel Oliver