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Atroxima

Topic: Biology

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Short description: Plant species in the family Polygalaceae

Atroxima
Botanical drawing of Atroxima liberica
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Tribe: Carpolobieae
Genus: Atroxima
Stapf

Atroxima is a plant genus in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is endemic to Western Tropical Africa.[1] It was first described in 1905 by Otto Stapf in the Journal of the Linnean Society.[2] It was initially in the Polygalaeae tribe before being split off with Carpolobia in 1992 to form the Carpolobieae tribe.[3] They are lianas or liana-like shrubs which produce shiny, orange, fleshy uni- to tri-locular berries, these can have an area of up to 5 by 5 by 4 centimetres (2.0 in × 2.0 in × 1.6 in).[4]

Species

As of July 2020, there are 2 accepted species:[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Atroxima Stapf". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:32322-1. Retrieved July 5, 2020. 
  2. ↑ "Atroxima". https://www.ipni.org/n/32322-1#. Retrieved July 5, 2020. 
  3. ↑ Eriksen, Bente (1993). "Phylogeny of the Polygalaceae and its taxonomic implications". Plant Systematics and Evolution 186 (1/2): 33–55. doi:10.1007/BF00937712. ISSN 0378-2697. 
  4. ↑ "Journal of the Arnold Arbotretum". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (Harvard University) 66 (1): 353. 1985. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9254602#page/367/mode/1up. Retrieved July 5, 2020. 

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