Duboscia viridiflora
Appearance
Duboscia viridiflora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Duboscia |
Species: | D. viridiflora
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Binomial name | |
Duboscia viridiflora | |
Synonyms | |
Diplanthemum viridiflorum K. Schum. |
Duboscia viridiflora occurs from the Ivory Coast to the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a tree which grows to 25m, and often has a deeply fluted trunk. The leaves and young stems are covered in sparse, stellate hairs. The flowers are pale green-white, with bracts below. The fruits are ribbed and very fibrous.
The species was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1897,[1] where he placed it in the genus Diplanthemum. It was moved to the genus Duboscia by Gottfried Wilhelm Johannes Mildbraed in 1922.[2] This species has often been placed as a synonym of Duboscia macrocarpa.
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