Erythroxylum platyclados

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Malpighiales
Family:  | Erythroxylaceae
Genus:  | Erythroxylum
Species:  |

E. platyclados

Binomial name
Erythroxylum platyclados

Bojer[1]

Synonyms[1]

* Erythroxylum acranthum Hemsl.
* Erythroxylum crassipes Baill.
* Erythroxylum pulchellum Engl.

Erythroxylum platyclados, synonyms including Erythroxylum acranthum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to parts of eastern Africa and the islands of Aldabra and Comoros. It grows as a tree or shrub.[1] It was first described by Wenceslas Bojer in 1842.[2]

## Distribution and habitat[edit]

Erythroxylum platyclados is native to Aldabra in Seychelles, the Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique and Tanzania. It mainly grows in seasonally dry tropical habitats.[1]

## Conservation[edit]

Erythroxylum acranthum was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to the Seychelles.[3] As of February 2023[update], E. acranthum was regarded as a synonym of Erythroxylum platyclados, which has a much wider distribution.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e "Erythroxylum platyclados Bojer", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-06
2. ^ "Erythroxylum platyclados Bojer", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-06
3. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998), "Erythroxylum acranthum", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1998: e.T37792A10073407, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37792A10073407.en, retrieved 2023-02-06

Taxon identifiers

Erythroxylum platyclados|

* Wikidata: Q50979446
* APDB: 13634
* CoL: 3BG23
* GBIF: 3694181
* iNaturalist: 471645
* IPNI: 544130-1
* IUCN: 165195356
* NCBI: 1304337
* Open Tree of Life: 3915937
* Plant List: tro-12500434
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:544130-1
* Tropicos: 12500434
* WFO: wfo-0001049011

Erythroxylum acranthum|

* Wikidata: Q5396529
* ARKive: erythroxylum-acranthum
* CoL: 3BFPY
* GBIF: 5792739
* iNaturalist: 191942
* IPNI: 336871-1
* IUCN: 37792
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:336871-1
* Tropicos: 100334854
* WFO: wfo-0000679651

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