| Soyauxia velutina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Peridiscaceae |
| Genus: | Soyauxia |
| Species: | S. velutina |
| Binomial name | |
| Soyauxia velutina | |
Soyauxia velutina is a species of flowering plant from the family Peridiscaceae . [1] [2] [3]
Peridiscaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales. Four genera comprise this family: Medusandra, Soyauxia, Peridiscus, and Whittonia., with a total of 12 known species. It has a disjunct distribution, with Peridiscus occurring in Venezuela and northern Brazil, Whittonia in Guyana, Medusandra in Cameroon, and Soyauxia in tropical West Africa. Whittonia is possibly extinct, being known from only one specimen collected below Kaieteur Falls in Guyana. In 2006, archeologists attempted to rediscover it, however, it proved unsuccessful.
Achyranthes is a genus of medicinal and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Chaff flower is a common name for plants in this genus.
Angylocalyx talbotii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Berlinia hollandii is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Dalbergia setifera is a low growing shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ghana. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gilbertiodendron bilineatum is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gilbertiodendron splendidum is a tall forest tree of lowland swamp forests of coastal West Africa in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Upper Guinean forests along coastal regions of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Hymenostegia bakeriana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Hymenostegia gracilipes is a small to medium riparian and rainforest tree in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Ghana, where it is threatened by habitat loss due to its growth in primary rainforests, although it is locally common.
Napoleonaea lutea is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Napoleonaea reptans is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Helichrysum cameroonense is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Achyranthes talbotii is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Homalium smythei is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pavetta mollissima is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Ghana and possibly Ivory Coast. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Piptostigma fugax is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Liberia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Belonophora wernhamii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon.
Anaheterotis pobeguinii is an herb of the family Melastomataceae, in the monospecific genus Anaheterotis. Its species name is an homage to French explorer Charles-Henri Pobéguin
Habropetalum dawei is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Dioncophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Habropetalum.
Cynometra ananta is a perennial large tree within the Fabaceae family. Its timber is traded under the name Apome in Ivory Coast and Ananta in Ghana.
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