Acridocarpus

Acridocarpus (from Gr. Akris, a locust and carpos, a fruit, alluding to the winged fruit) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. Species in this genus are native to Arabia and tropical and subtropical Africa, with one species in New Caledonia.

==Species== There are 36 species, which include: Acridocarpus adenophorus A.Juss. Acridocarpus alopecurus Sprague Acridocarpus alternifolius (Schumach. & Thonn.) Nied. Acridocarpus austrocaledonicus Baill. Acridocarpus ballyi Launert Acridocarpus camerunensis Nied. Acridocarpus chevalieri Sprague Acridocarpus chloropterus Oliv. Acridocarpus congestus Launert Acridocarpus congolensis Sprague Acridocarpus excelsus A.Juss. Acridocarpus glaucescens Engl. Acridocarpus humbertii Arènes Acridocarpus humblotii Baill. Acridocarpus katangensis De Wild. Acridocarpus longifolius (G.Don) Hook.f. Acridocarpus macrocalyx Engl. Acridocarpus mayumbensis Gonç. & E.Launert Acridocarpus monodii Arènes & P.Jaeger ex Birnbaum & J.Florence Acridocarpus natalitius Adr. & Juss. Acridocarpus oppositifolius R.Vig. & Humbert ex Arènes Acridocarpus orientalis Jebel Hafeet, UAE / Oman Acridocarpus pauciglandulosus Launert Acridocarpus perrieri Ames Acridocarpus plagiopterus Guill. & Perr. Acridocarpus prasinus Exell Acridocarpus scheffleri Engl. Acridocarpus smeathmannii (DC.) Guill. & Perr. Acridocarpus socotranus Oliv. Acridocarpus spectabilis (Nied.) Doorn-Hoekm. Acridocarpus staudtii (Engl.) Engl. ex Hutch. & Dalziel Acridocarpus taitensis Mwadime, Ngumbau & Q.Luke Acridocarpus ugandensis Sprague Acridocarpus vanderystii R.Wilczek Acridocarpus vivy Arènes Acridocarpus zanzibaricus A.Juss.