Duboscia viridiflora
| Duboscia viridiflora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grewioideae |
| Genus: | Duboscia |
| Species: | D. viridiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Duboscia viridiflora (K.Schum.) Mildbr. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Diplanthemum viridiflorum K. Schum. | |
Duboscia viridiflora occurs from the Ivory Coast to the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a tree which grows to 25m, and often has a deeply fluted trunk. The leaves and young stems are covered in sparse, stellate hairs. The flowers are pale green-white, with bracts below. The fruits are ribbed and very fibrous.
The species was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1897,[1] where he placed it in the genus Diplanthemum. It was moved to the genus Duboscia by Gottfired Wilhelm Johannes Mildbraed in 1922.[2] This species has often been placed as a synonym of Duboscia macrocarpa.