Rhopalocarpus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Sphaerosepalaceae |
| Genus: | Rhopalocarpus Bojer[1] |
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Rhopalocarpus is a genus of plants in the family Sphaerosepalaceae. Most species are trees and all are endemic to Madagascar. The generic name is from the Greek meaning "club fruit", referring to the fruit shape.[2]
Species
The Plant List and Tropicos recognise 17 accepted species:[1][3]
- Rhopalocarpus alternifolius (Baker) Capuron
- Rhopalocarpus binervius Capuron
- Rhopalocarpus coriaceus (Scott-Elliot) Capuron
- Rhopalocarpus crassinervius (Capuron) G.E.Schatz, Lowry & A.-E.Wolf
- Rhopalocarpus excelsus Capuron
- Rhopalocarpus longipetiolatus Hemsl.
- Rhopalocarpus louvelii (Danguy) Capuron
- Rhopalocarpus lucidus Bojer
- Rhopalocarpus macrorhamnifolius Capuron
- Rhopalocarpus mollis G.E.Schatz & Lowry
- Rhopalocarpus parvifolius (Capuron) G.E.Schatz, Lowry & A.-E.Wolf
- Rhopalocarpus randrianaivoi G.E.Schatz & Lowry
- Rhopalocarpus similis Hemsl.
- Rhopalocarpus suarezensis Capuron ex Bosser
- Rhopalocarpus thouarsianus Baill.
- Rhopalocarpus triplinervius Baill.
- Rhopalocarpus undulatus Capuron
References
- ^ a b c "Rhopalocarpus". Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 13 Oct 2016 – via Tropicos.org.
- ^ Gupta, Rajni (2012). Plant Taxonomy: past, present, and future. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). ISBN 978-8-1799-3359-6. Retrieved 13 Oct 2016.
- ^ "Rhopalocarpus". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 Oct 2016. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
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