Acridocarpus
| Acridocarpus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| A. natalitius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
| Genus: | Acridocarpus (G.Don) Guill. et Perr. |
Acridocarpus (from Gr. Akris, a locust and carpos, a fruit, alluding to the winged fruit) is a genus of plant in family Malpighiaceae. They are native to tropical and subtropical Africa, with one species in New Caledonia.[1]
There are some 30 species, which include:
- Acridocarpus austrocaledonicus
- Acridocarpus chevalieri
- Acridocarpus monodii Arènes & P.Jaeger ex Birnbaum & J.Florence
- Acridocarpus natalitius Adr. & Juss.
- Acridocarpus socotranus Oliv.
References
- ↑ Morat, P., T. Jaffré, F. Tronchet, J. Munzinger, Y. Pillon, J. M. Veillon, and M. Chalopin (2012). The taxonomic reference base Florical and characteristics of the native vascular flora of New Caledonia. Adansonia 34 (2): 179–221. http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/a2012n2a1
External links
- Mkhipheni Ngwenya (June 2005). "A. natalitius". plantzafrica.com.
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