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Apodiscus

Apodiscus is a genus of trees belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1912. It contains only one known species, Apodiscus chevalieri, native to tropical West Africa.

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Apodiscus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Antidesmatoideae
Tribe: Antidesmateae
Subtribe: Martretiinae
Genus: Apodiscus
Hutch.
Species:
A. chevalieri
Binomial name
Apodiscus chevalieri

Apodiscus is a genus of trees belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1912.2 It contains only one known species, Apodiscus chevalieri, native to tropical West Africa (Guinea, Liberia and possibly Sierra Leone).34

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References

  1. Williams, E.; Cheek, M. (2019). "Apodiscus chevalieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T87754196A87754209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T87754196A87754209.en. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  2. "Tropicos | Name - Apodiscus Hutch". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  3. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  4. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.