Erythroxylum platyclados

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Erythroxylum platyclados
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Erythroxylaceae
Genus: Erythroxylum
Species:
E. platyclados
Binomial name
Erythroxylum platyclados
Synonyms [1]
  • Erythroxylum acranthumHemsl.
  • Erythroxylum crassipesBaill.
  • Erythroxylum pulchellumEngl.

Erythroxylum platyclados, synonyms including Erythroxylum acranthum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to parts of eastern Africa and the islands of Aldabra and Comoros. It grows as a tree or shrub. [1] It was first described by Wenceslas Bojer in 1842. [2]

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Distribution and habitat

Erythroxylum platyclados is native to Aldabra in Seychelles, the Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique and Tanzania. It mainly grows in seasonally dry tropical habitats. [1]

Conservation

Erythroxylum acranthum was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to the Seychelles. [3] As of February 2023, E. acranthum was regarded as a synonym of Erythroxylum platyclados, which has a much wider distribution. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Erythroxylum platyclados Bojer", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-02-06
  2. ↑ "Erythroxylum platyclados Bojer", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-02-06
  3. ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998), "Erythroxylum acranthum", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , 1998 e.T37792A10073407, doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37792A10073407.en , retrieved 2023-02-06


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