''Triplochiton'' 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
Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...
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It is a small genus of trees comprising tall tropical African trees with palmately lobed alternate leaves like those of the
maple
''Acer'' is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the soapberry family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less continuously updated si ...
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It is native to Tropical Africa, and found in the countries of Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.
Known species
As accepted by Kew;
* ''
Triplochiton scleroxylon'' (African whitewood, Obeche and others,
[Dominique Louppe (Editor) ] )
* ''
Triplochiton zambesiacus''
It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.28 on page 330 in 1900.
References
Malvaceae genera
Plants described in 1900
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