Buchholzia (plant)

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Buchholzia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Buchholzia
Engl.

Buchholzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Capparaceae. [1]

The genus was first described by Adolf Engler. [1]

The species of this genus are found in Western and Western Central Tropical Africa. [1]

Species:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Buchholzia Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 February 2021.