Pycnanthus (plant)
| Pycnanthus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Pycnanthus Warb. |
| Species | |
|
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.