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Androsiphonia
Sign in to saveAndrosiphonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to Paropsieae a subfamily of Passifloraceae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of only one species, Androsiphonia adenostegia.
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Vinony's link graph records 2 inbound references to Androsiphonia, and connects out to Ghana, Ivory Coast and Liberia.
Vinony files it under Flora of the Afrotropical realm, Monotypic Malpighiales genera and Passifloraceae.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyPassifloraceae
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Androsiphonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to Paropsieae a subfamily of Passifloraceae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of only one species, Androsiphonia adenostegia.
== Androsiphonia adenostegia == A. adenostegia (previously Paropsia adenostegia) is the sole member of Androsiphonia. The oldest written record of A. adenostegia dates to 1904. It is described as a shrub or small tree, growing up to 12 feet tall. It is native to forest and rainforests of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana. It has gray/green flowers and orange fruits. It shows chemotaxonomic similarities with other members of Passifloraceae, supporting its classification, specifically production of Cyclopentenylglycines (2S,10R)-2-(20-cyclopentenyl)glycine.
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