Rinorea thomensis
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Rinorea thomensis is a species of plant in the Violaceae
family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe
.
Violaceae
Violaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 800 species in 21 genera. It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies.Older classifications such as the Cronquist system placed Violaceae in an order named after it, the Violales...
family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
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Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Rinorea thomensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.