''Polyceratocarpus'' 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 in the family
Annonaceae
The Annonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest ...
. All known species are native to continental
Africa
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.
Species include:
* ''
Polyceratocarpus angustifolius'',
Paiva
* ''
Polyceratocarpus askhambryan-iringae''
* ''
Polyceratocarpus germainii''
Botique
* ''
Polyceratocarpus gossweileri'',
(Exell) Paiva
* ''
Polyceratocarpus laurifolius'',
Paiva
* ''
Polyceratocarpus microtrichus'',
(Engl. & Diels) Ghesq. ex Pellegr.
* ''
Polyceratocarpus parviflorus''
(Baker f.) Ghesq.
* ''
Polyceratocarpus pellegrinii'',
Le Thomas
* ''
Polyceratocarpus scheffleri'',
Engl. Engl or Engl. may refer to:
*England
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& Diels
* ''
Polyceratocarpus vermoesenii''
Robyns & Ghesq.
References
Annonaceae
Annonaceae genera
Taxa named by Adolf Engler
Taxa named by Ludwig Diels
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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