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Sphedamnocarpus

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Sphedamnocarpus is a plant genus in the Malpighiaceae, consisting of some 10 to 18 species. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, and may be subshrubs, shrubs or climbers. Their mostly yellow flowers have 5 sepals and 5 petals. The 3 to 4-locular ovaries develop into samaras.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Sphedamnocarpus is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to Madagascar, plant and Wikidata.

It sits within the topics Malpighiaceae and Malpighiaceae genera.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyMalpighiaceae
Native toAngola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
73
With media
72
Family
Malpighiaceae
Collections
MO, CAS, MNHN
Recorded in
Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Malpighiaceae
Image
Sphedamnocarpus pruriens, blomme, Groenkloof NR.jpg
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Commons category
Sphedamnocarpus
taxon name
Sphedamnocarpus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Sphedamnocarpus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Sphedamnocarpus is a plant genus in the Malpighiaceae, consisting of some 10 to 18 species. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, and may be subshrubs, shrubs or climbers. Their mostly yellow flowers have 5 sepals and 5 petals. The 3 to 4-locular ovaries develop into samaras.

==Species== The species include: Sphedamnocarpus angolensis (A.Juss.) Planch. ex Oliv. Sphedamnocarpus barbosae Launert Sphedamnocarpus cuspidifolius Arènes Sphedamnocarpus decaryi Arènes Sphedamnocarpus dubardii R. Vig. & Humbert ex Arènes Sphedamnocarpus humbertii Arènes Sphedamnocarpus multiflorus Nied. Sphedamnocarpus orbicularis Arènes Sphedamnocarpus pruriens (A. Juss.) Szyszył. Sphedamnocarpus transvalicus Burtt Davy

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