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Scepocarpus

Scepocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae. It includes 14 species native to tropical and southern Africa.

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Scepocarpus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Scepocarpus
Wedd. (1869)
Species1

14; see text

Scepocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae. It includes 14 species native to tropical and southern Africa.1

Species

14 species are accepted.1

  • Scepocarpus batesii (Rendle) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
  • Scepocarpus cordifolius (Engl.) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
  • Scepocarpus flamignianus (Lambinon) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
  • Scepocarpus gabonensis (Pierre ex Friis) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
  • Scepocarpus hypselodendron (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
  • Scepocarpus mannii Wedd.
  • Scepocarpus oblongifolius (Benth.) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
  • Scepocarpus obovatus (Benth.) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
  • Scepocarpus repens (Wedd.) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
  • Scepocarpus rigidus (Benth.) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
  • Scepocarpus robustus (A.Chev.) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
  • Scepocarpus sansibaricus (Engl.) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
  • Scepocarpus thonneri (De Wild. & T.Durand) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
  • Scepocarpus trinervis (Hochst.) T.Wells & A.K.Monro
References

References

  1. Scepocarpus Wedd. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 April 2024.