Erythroxylum platyclados
Appearance
Erythroxylum platyclados | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Erythroxylaceae |
Genus: | Erythroxylum |
Species: | E. platyclados
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Binomial name | |
Erythroxylum platyclados | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Erythroxylum platyclados, synonyms including Erythroxylum acranthum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to parts of eastern Africa and the islands of Aldabra and Comoros. It grows as a tree or shrub.[1] It was first described by Wenceslas Bojer in 1842.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Erythroxylum platyclados is native to Aldabra in Seychelles, the Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique and Tanzania. It mainly grows in seasonally dry tropical habitats.[1]
Conservation
[edit]Erythroxylum acranthum was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to the Seychelles.[3] As of February 2023[update], E. acranthum was regarded as a synonym of Erythroxylum platyclados, which has a much wider distribution.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Erythroxylum platyclados Bojer", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-06
- ^ "Erythroxylum platyclados Bojer", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-06
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998), "Erythroxylum acranthum", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1998: e.T37792A10073407, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37792A10073407.en, retrieved 2023-02-06