Phyllogeiton | |
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Phyllogeiton discolor, formerly Berchemia discolor | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rhamnaceae |
Tribe: | Rhamneae |
Genus: | Phyllogeiton (Weberb.) Herzog |
Species | |
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Phyllogeiton is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, native to eastern and southern Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula. It was resurrected from Berchemia.
Species
The following species are accepted:
- Phyllogeiton discolor (Klotzsch) Herzog – bird plum or brown ivory
- Phyllogeiton zeyheri (Sond.) Suess. – pink ivory
References
- ^ "Phyllogeiton (Weberb.) Herzog". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- Huang, Xianhan; Deng, Tao; Chen, Shaotian; Landis, Jacob B.; Lin, Nan; Yang, Yi; Hu, Guangwan; Zhou, Zhuo; Wang, Yuehua; Wang, Hengchang; Tojibaev, Komiljon Sh.; Sun, Hang (2021). "Western Tethys origin, tropical Asia and tropical America disjunction in Berchemia and reinstatement of Phyllogeiton (Rhamneae, Rhamnaceae)". Taxon. 70 (3): 515–525. doi:10.1002/tax.12498. S2CID 234830000.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Phyllogeiton |
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