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Commicarpus
Sign in to saveCommicarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native to southern Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyNyctaginaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 131
- With media
- 79
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, MO, NY, NHMUK, MICH, MEL
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Peru, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Namibia, Kenya
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Nyctaginaceae
- Image
- Pink Nyctaginaceae (Commicarpus pentandrus) (11587139233).jpg
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- taxon name
- Commicarpus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Commicarpus
- Commons category
- Commicarpus
- taxon common name
- 粘腺果属
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Commicarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native to southern Africa.
Species of the genus are distinguished from one another by details of the anthocarp and the shape and indumentum of the flower's lower coriaceous (or leathery) part. They grow in soil that is rich in calcium, and especially soil with a strong component of heavy metals.
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