Protomegabaria
| Protomegabaria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Antidesmatoideae |
| Tribe: | Scepeae |
| Genus: | Protomegabaria Hutch. |
Protomegabaria is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1911.[1][2] It is native to western and central Africa.[3][4] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[5]
- Species[3]
- Protomegabaria macrophylla (Pax) Hutch. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands
- Protomegabaria meiocarpa J.Léonard - Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Protomegabaria stapfiana (Beille) Hutch. - West Africa (Liberia to Republic of the Congo)
References
- ^ Hutchinson. 1911. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 30, t. 2929
- ^ Tropicos, Protomegabaria Hutch.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ 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.
- ^ Breteler, Frans J. (2014). "Protomegabaria Hutch. (Phyllanthaceae): Some observations concerning its morphology, taxonomy and geography". Adansonia. 36: 103–112. doi:10.5252/a2014n1a9. S2CID 129373317.