Crioceras dipladeniiflorus
For the prehistoric genus of ammonites, see Crioceras (cephalopod).
| Crioceras | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Crioceras Pierre |
| Species: | C. dipladeniiflorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Crioceras dipladeniiflorus (Stapf) K.Schum. | |
| Type species | |
| Crioceras longiflorus (syn of C. dipladeniiflorus) Pierre | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Crioceras is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae first described as a species in 1897. It contains only one known species, Crioceras dipladeniiflorus, native to tropical central Africa (Gabon, Republic of Congo, and the Angolan Province of Cabinda).[1][2][3]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
- ↑ Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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