Pycnanthus (plant)

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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]

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

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