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Calocrater

Calocrater is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1895. It contains only one known species, Calocrater preussii, native to central Africa.

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Tabernaemontaneae
Subtribe: Tabernaemontaninae
Genus: Calocrater
K.Schum.
Species:
C. preussii
Binomial name
Calocrater preussii
Pierre ex Spire
Synonyms1

Colocrater K.Schum.

Calocrater is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1895. It contains only one known species, Calocrater preussii, native to central Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville).1

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