''Rhopalocarpus'' is a
genus
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of plants in the family
Sphaerosepalaceae
The Sphaerosepalaceae are a family of flowering plants including 14 species of trees and shrubs in two genera, '' Dialyceras'' and '' Rhopalocarpus'', all of which are endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagas ...
. Most species are trees and all are
endemic
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to
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
. The generic name is from the
Greek
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**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
meaning "club fruit", referring to the fruit shape.
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Species
''The Plant List
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'' and ''Tropicos
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'' recognise 17 accepted species:[
* '' Rhopalocarpus alternifolius''
* '' Rhopalocarpus binervius''
* '' Rhopalocarpus coriaceus''
* '' Rhopalocarpus crassinervius''
* '' Rhopalocarpus excelsus''
* '' Rhopalocarpus longipetiolatus''
* '' Rhopalocarpus louvelii''
* '']Rhopalocarpus lucidus
''Rhopalocarpus lucidus'' is a tree in the family Sphaerosepalaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripher ...
''
* '' Rhopalocarpus macrorhamnifolius''
* '' Rhopalocarpus mollis''
* '' Rhopalocarpus parvifolius''
* '' Rhopalocarpus randrianaivoi''
* '' Rhopalocarpus similis''
* '' Rhopalocarpus suarezensis''
* '' Rhopalocarpus thouarsianus''
* '' Rhopalocarpus triplinervius''
* '' Rhopalocarpus undulatus''
References
Malvales genera
Taxa named by Wenceslas Bojer
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