Alatococcus

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Alatococcus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It was first described in 2012. [1] [2]

Alatococcus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Alatococcus
Species:
A. siqueirae
Binomial name
Alatococcus siqueirae
Acev.-Rodr.

Its native range is Espírito Santo in southeastern Brazil. [2]

There is only one known species, Alatococcus siqueiraeAcev.-Rodr. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "WFO Plant List | World Flora Online". wfoplantlist.org. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  2. 1 2 Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro (2012-03-09). "Alatococcus, a new genus of Sapindaceae from Espirito Santo, Brazil". PhytoKeys. 10 (0): 1. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.10.2718 . ISSN   1314-2003. PMC   3310190 . PMID   22461726.