Ricinodendron
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Ricinodendreae |
| Genus: | Ricinodendron Müll. Arg. |
| Species: | R. heudelotii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ricinodendron heudelotii | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Ricinodendron heudelotii subsp. heudelotii[1] | |
Ricinodendron is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1864.[3][4] It includes only one known species njangsa (Ricinodendron heudelotii), native to tropical Africa from Senegal + Liberia east to Sudan and Tanzania and south to Mozambique and Angola.[2]
The mongongo fruit (Schinziophyton rautanenii) was previously considered a member of this genus but has since been placed into a genus of its own.
- Ricinodendron heudelotii subsp. africanum (Müll.Arg.) J.Léonard - tropical Africa from Nigeria east to Sudan and Tanzania and south to Mozambique and Angola
- Ricinodendron heudelotii var. tomentellum (Hutch. & E.A.Bruce) Radcl.-Sm. - Kenya, Tanzania
- Formerly included[2]
moved to Schinziophyton
- R. rautanenii - Schinziophyton rautanenii
- R. viticoides - Schinziophyton rautanenii
References
- ^ a b c d e The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-178842 (accessed 22 September 2017).
- ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1864. Flora; oder, (allgemeine) botanische Zeitung 47: 533-534 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Ricinodendron J. Mueller-Arg.
External links
Data related to Ricinodendron at Wikispecies
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