''Icacina'' 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
Icacinaceae
The Icacinaceae, also called the white pear family, are a family (biology), family of flowering plants,"Icacinaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website At: Missouri Botanical Garden Website (see ''External links'' below).
consisting of trees, shrub ...
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Its native range is Cape Verde, Western
Tropical Africa to South Sudan and Angola.
Species:
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Icacina claessensii''
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Icacina guessfeldtii''
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Icacina mannii'' (mutuo)
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Icacina oliviformis'' (false yam)
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Icacina trichantha'' (urumbia, eriagbo, gbegbe)
References
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Icacinaceae
Asterid genera