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Fleurydora

Fleurydora is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Ochnaceae. The only species is Fleurydora felicis. It is endemic to Guinea. F felicis is a shrub or small tree, growing up to 15 meters in height. It grows on rocky areas in the Guinean forest–savanna and Guinean montane forests ecoregions. It has large yellow flowers. Its fruits are small flattened winged seeds, which are dispersed by wind, unlike other species of Ochnaceae which have fleshy fruits.

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Fleurydora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Subfamily: Ochnoideae
Tribe: Sauvagesieae
Genus: Fleurydora
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Species:
F. felicis
Binomial name
Fleurydora felicis

Fleurydora is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Ochnaceae.2 The only species is Fleurydora felicis. It is endemic to Guinea. F felicis is a shrub or small tree, growing up to 15 meters in height. It grows on rocky areas in the Guinean forest–savanna and Guinean montane forests ecoregions. It has large yellow flowers.31 Its fruits are small flattened winged seeds, which are dispersed by wind, unlike other species of Ochnaceae which have fleshy fruits.1

Its conservation is threatened by harvesting, mining and fires. This plant is harvested both for medicinal purposes and for firewood.1

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  1. Canteiro, C.; Cheek, M. (2019). "Fleurydora felicis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T32181A95806238. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T32181A95806238.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Schneider, Julio V.; Jungcurt, Tanja; Cardoso, Domingos; Amorim, André M.; Paule, Juraj; Zizka, Georg (2022). "Predominantly Eastward Long-Distance Dispersal in Pantropical Ochnaceae Inferred From Ancestral Range Estimation and Phylogenomics". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.813336. ISSN 2296-701X.
  3. Steentoft, Margaret. (2009). Flowering Plants in West Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-55150-5. OCLC 958552605.