Biology:Pycnanthus (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Pycnanthus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Pycnanthus
Warb.

Pycnanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. There are 4 species, all native to tropical Africa. Some species are lianescent, an unusual feature in this family which is otherwise composed of hardwood trees.[1]

Species

According to Kew's Plants of the World Online, there are four accepted species:[2]

  • Pycnanthus angolensis (Welw.) Warb. - African nutmeg, ilomba
  • Pycnanthus dinklagei Warb.
  • Pycnanthus marchalianus Ghesq.
  • Pycnanthus microcephalus (Benth. ex Hook.f.) Warb. (Benth ex microcephalus

References

  1. Kühn, U.; Kubitzki, K. (1993), "Myristicaceae", Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons (Springer Berlin Heidelberg): pp. 457–467, doi:10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5_53, ISBN 9783642081415 
  2. "Pycnanthus Warb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:27249-1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15408015 entry