Lettowianthus

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Lettowianthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Lettowianthus
Diels
Species:
L. stellatus
Binomial name
Lettowianthus stellatus
Diels

Lettowianthus is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. It contains a single species, Lettowianthus stellatus, which is found in Kenya and Tanzania. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cosiaux, A.; Couvreur, T.L.P.; Erkens, R.H.J. (2019). "Lettowianthus stellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T32853A132678597. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T32853A132678597.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.