Caloncoba flagelliflora

Caloncoba flagelliflora
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Achariaceae
Genus:	Caloncoba
Species:	C. flagelliflora
Binomial name
Caloncoba flagelliflora (Oliv.) Gilg
Synonyms
Paraphyadanthe flagellifloraMildbr. Oncoba flagellifloraMildbr. Paraphyadanthe coriaceaMildbr. Paraphyadanthe flagelliflora var. hydrophilaMildbr.

Caloncoba flagelliflora is a rainforest tree native to southern Cameroon, Gabon and the Congos. Traditionally placed in the Flacourtiaceae it has been reassigned to the small family Achariaceae. The inflorescences, which are panicles, are produced at or below ground level, are somewhat rhizomatous and can extend 12 m (39 ft) from the tree, and be up to 3 m (9.8 ft) wide. ^{[2] [3]} The six-petaled white flowers rise just above the forest litter. ^[4]

References

1. (BGCI), Yvette Harvey-Brown (September 27, 2023). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
2. Huxley, Anthony (1974). Plant and Planet. London: Allen Lane. p. 86. ISBN   978-0-7139-0496-3.
3. Schatz, George E.; Wendt, Tom (December 2004). "A New flagelliflorous Species of Stenannona (Annonaceae) from Mexico With a Review of the Phenomenon of Flagelliflory". Lundellia. 7 (1): 28–38. doi:10.25224/1097-993X-7.1.28.
4. "Caloncoba flagelliflora (Mildbr.) Gilg ex Pellegr". Plants of the World Online. December 8, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2025.