''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
''Ancistrocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
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-Sah ...
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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