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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Scientific classification | |
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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