| Afroguatteria | |
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| Infructescence of Afroguatteria discostigma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Annonoideae |
| Tribe: | Uvarieae |
| Genus: | Afroguatteria Boutique [1] |
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As of 2020 [update] , there are two species in the genus Afroguatteria: [2]
The genus name of Afroguatteria is in honour of Giambattista Guatteri (1739–1793), an Italian professor of botany in Parma, [4] and the continent, where the plants were found, 'Afro' - africa. The genus was first described and published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles Vol.21 on page 104 in 1951. [2]
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species. [5]
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