Platypterocarpus
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Platypterocarpus is a genus of plant
in family Celastraceae
. It contains a single species, Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis (Dunkley & Brenan), and is endemic to Tanzania
.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Celastraceae
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae , is a family of about 90-100 genera and 1,300 species of vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales...
. It contains a single species, Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis (Dunkley & Brenan), and is endemic to Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
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Source
- Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.