Pycnanthus (plant)
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| Pycnanthus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Pycnanthus Warb. |
| Species | |
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3-4, see text | |
Pycnanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. There are 3 or 4 species, all native to Africa.[1]
Species include:
- Pycnanthus angolensis - African nutmeg, ilomba
- Pycnanthus dinklagei
- Pycnanthus marchalianus[2]
References
- ↑ Pycnanthus angolensis. Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
- ↑ Pycnanthus angolensis. An Introduction to the Trees from the North of the Republic of Congo. Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
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