Pycnanthus (plant)

Pycnanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Magnoliids
Order:Magnoliales
Family:Myristicaceae
Genus:Pycnanthus
Warb.

Pycnanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. There are 4 species, all native to tropical Africa. Some species are lianescent, an unusual feature in this family which is otherwise composed of hardwood trees.[1]

Species

According to Kew's Plants of the World Online, there are four accepted species:[2]

  • Pycnanthus angolensis (Welw.) Warb. - African nutmeg, ilomba
  • Pycnanthus dinklagei Warb.
  • Pycnanthus marchalianus Ghesq.
  • Pycnanthus microcephalus (Benth. ex Hook.f.) Warb. (Benth ex microcephalus

References

  1. ↑ Kühn, U.; Kubitzki, K. (1993), "Myristicaceae", Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 457–467, ISBN 9783642081415, retrieved 2018-08-02
  2. ↑ "Pycnanthus Warb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
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