Atroxima | |
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Botanical drawing of Atroxima liberica | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Polygalaceae |
Tribe: | Carpolobieae |
Genus: |
Atroxima Stapf |
Atroxima is a plant genus in the milkwort family ( Polygalaceae). It is endemic to Western Tropical Africa. [1] It was first described in 1905 by Otto Stapf in the Journal of the Linnean Society. [2] It was initially in the Polygalaeae tribe before being split off with Carpolobia in 1992 to form the Carpolobieae tribe. [3] They are lianas or liana-like shrubs which produce shiny, orange, fleshy uni- to tri-locular berries, these can have an area of up to 5 by 5 by 4 centimetres (2.0 in × 2.0 in × 1.6 in). [4]
As of July 2020, there are 2 accepted species: [1]
Atroxima | |
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Botanical drawing of Atroxima liberica | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Polygalaceae |
Tribe: | Carpolobieae |
Genus: |
Atroxima Stapf |
Atroxima is a plant genus in the milkwort family ( Polygalaceae). It is endemic to Western Tropical Africa. [1] It was first described in 1905 by Otto Stapf in the Journal of the Linnean Society. [2] It was initially in the Polygalaeae tribe before being split off with Carpolobia in 1992 to form the Carpolobieae tribe. [3] They are lianas or liana-like shrubs which produce shiny, orange, fleshy uni- to tri-locular berries, these can have an area of up to 5 by 5 by 4 centimetres (2.0 in × 2.0 in × 1.6 in). [4]
As of July 2020, there are 2 accepted species: [1]