Acridocarpus

Acridocarpus
A. natalitius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Malpighiaceae
Genus:	Acridocarpus (G.Don) Guill. et Perr.

Acridocarpus (from Gr. Akris, a locust and carpos, a fruit, alluding to the winged fruit) is a genus of plant in family Malpighiaceae. They are native to tropical and subtropical Africa.

There are some 30 species, which include:

• Acridocarpus chevalieri
• Acridocarpus monodii Arènes & P.Jaeger ex Birnbaum & J.Florence
• Acridocarpus natalitius Adr. & Juss.
• Acridocarpus socotranus Oliv.

External links

• Mkhipheni Ngwenya (June 2005). "A. natalitius". plantzafrica.com.