Afrostyrax | |
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Afrostyrax kamerunensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Huaceae |
Genus: | Afrostyrax Perkins & Gilg |
Afrostyrax is a genus of plant in family Huaceae. [1] [2] [3] It contains the following species:
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