Aptandra
Appearance
| Aptandra | |
|---|---|
| Aptandra tubicina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Olacaceae |
| Genus: | Aptandra Miers |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aptandra is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG IV system, the genus is placed in the family Olacaceae.[2][1] Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae.[3][4]
It is native to Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Peru, the Republic of the Congo, and Venezuela.[1]
Species
[edit]Accepted species include:[1]
- Aptandra caudata A.H.Gentry & Ortiz
- Aptandra liriosmoides Spruce ex Miers
- Aptandra tubicina (Poepp.) Benth. ex Miers
- Aptandra zenkeri Engl.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Aptandra Miers". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
- ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385.
- ↑ Stevens, P.F. "Aptandraceae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ↑ "Aptandra Miers". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
Categories:
- Olacaceae
- Santalales genera
- Flora of Angola
- Flora of Bolivia
- Flora of Brazil
- Flora of Cameroon
- Flora of the Central African Republic
- Flora of Colombia
- Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Flora of Ecuador
- Flora of Equatorial Guinea
- Flora of Gabon
- Flora of Ghana
- Flora of Guyana
- Flora of Ivory Coast
- Flora of Nigeria
- Flora of Peru
- Flora of the Republic of the Congo
- Flora of Venezuela
- Taxa named by John Miers (botanist)
- Santalales stubs