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Phyllogeiton

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Phyllogeiton
Phyllogeiton discolor, formerly Berchemia discolor
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Tribe: Rhamneae
Genus: Phyllogeiton
(Weberb.) Herzog
Species

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Phyllogeiton is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, native to eastern and southern Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula.[1] It was resurrected from Berchemia.[2]

Species

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The following species are accepted:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Phyllogeiton (Weberb.) Herzog". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. ^ Huang, Xianhan; Deng, Tao; Chen, Shaotian; Landis, Jacob B.; Lin, Nan; Yang, Yi; Hu, Guangwan; Zhou, Zhuo; Wang, Yuehua; Wang, Hengchang; Tojibaev, Komiljon Sh.; Sun, Hang (2021). "Western Tethys origin, tropical Asia and tropical America disjunction in Berchemia and reinstatement of Phyllogeiton (Rhamneae, Rhamnaceae)". Taxon. 70 (3): 515–525. doi:10.1002/tax.12498. S2CID 234830000.