''Scottellia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
shrubs and
tree
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s in the family
Achariaceae
Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 32-33 genera with about 155 species of tropical herbs, shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs ...
. Members of this genus are native to the
Africa
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n
tropics
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred ...
.
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Species
The following species are currently recognized:
References
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Achariaceae
Malpighiales genera
Taxa named by Daniel Oliver