Spondianthus
| Spondianthus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Tribe: | Antidesmeae |
| Subtribe: | Spondianthinae |
| Genus: | Spondianthus Engl. |
| Binomial name | |
| Spondianthus preussii Engl. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Spondianthus is a genus of plant, in the family Phyllanthaceae and is the only genus comprised in the subtribe Spondianthinae. It was first described as a genus in 1905.[2][3] The genus contains only one recognized species, Spondianthus preussii, widespread across much of tropical Africa from Liberia to Mozambique.[1]
- subspecies[1]
- Spondianthus preussii subsp. glaber (Engl.) J.Léonard & Nkounkou – from Nigeria to Tanzania south to Angola; also Guinea, Ivory Coast
- Spondianthus preussii subsp. preussii – from Liberia to Zaire
- formerly included[1]
moved to: Protomegabaria
- Spondianthus obovatus Engl. – Protomegabaria stapfiana (Beille) Hutch.
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