''Chytranthus'' 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
Sapindaceae
The Sapindaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1,858 accepted species. Examples include Aesculus, horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee.
The ...
. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species have a palm-like habit, with large pinnate leaves and unbranched trunks.
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Chytranthus angustifolius
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus atroviolaceus
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus calophyllus
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus carneus
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus cauliflorus
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus dasystachys
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus dinklagei''
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Chytranthus edulis
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus ellipticus
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus flavoviridis''
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Chytranthus gilletii''
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Chytranthus imenoensis
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus klaineanus''
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Chytranthus ledermannii
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus longibracteatus
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus macrobotrys
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus macrophyllus''
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Chytranthus mannii
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus micranthus
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus mortehanii
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus obliquinervis
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus prieurianus
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus punctatus
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus setosus
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus sexlocularis
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus stenophyllus
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus strigosus
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus subvilliger
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus talbotii
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus verecundus''
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Chytranthus welwitschii
''Chytranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species ...
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Chytranthus xanthophyllus''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5195777
Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae genera
Flora of the Afrotropical realm
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker