Acridocarpus
| Acridocarpus | |
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| Acridocarpus natalitius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
| Genus: | (G.Don) Guill. et Perr. |
Acridocarpus (from Gr. Akris, a locust and carpos, a fruit, alluding to the winged fruit) is a genus of plant in family Malpighiaceae. They are native to Arabia[1] and tropical and subtropical Africa, with one species in New Caledonia.[2]
Species
There are 36 species, which include: [3]
- Acridocarpus adenophorus A.Juss.
- Acridocarpus alopecurus Sprague
- Acridocarpus alternifolius (Schumach. & Thonn.) Nied.
- Acridocarpus austrocaledonicus Baill.
- Acridocarpus ballyi Launert
- Acridocarpus camerunensis Nied.
- Acridocarpus chevalieri Sprague
- Acridocarpus chloropterus Oliv.
- Acridocarpus congestus Launert
- Acridocarpus congolensis Sprague
- Acridocarpus excelsus A.Juss.
- Acridocarpus glaucescens Engl.
- Acridocarpus humbertii Arènes
- Acridocarpus humblotii Baill.
- Acridocarpus katangensis De Wild.
- Acridocarpus longifolius (G.Don) Hook.f.
- Acridocarpus macrocalyx Engl.
- Acridocarpus mayumbensis Gonç. & E.Launert
- Acridocarpus monodii Arènes & P.Jaeger ex Birnbaum & J.Florence
- Acridocarpus natalitius Adr. & Juss.
- Acridocarpus oppositifolius R.Vig. & Humbert ex Arènes
- Acridocarpus orientalis Jebel Hafeet, UAE / Oman[1]
- Acridocarpus pauciglandulosus Launert
- Acridocarpus perrieri Ames
- Acridocarpus plagiopterus Guill. & Perr.
- Acridocarpus prasinus Exell
- Acridocarpus scheffleri Engl.
- Acridocarpus smeathmannii (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
- Acridocarpus socotranus Oliv.
- Acridocarpus spectabilis (Nied.) Doorn-Hoekm.
- Acridocarpus staudtii (Engl.) Engl. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
- Acridocarpus taitensis Mwadime, Ngumbau & Q.Luke
- Acridocarpus ugandensis Sprague
- Acridocarpus vanderystii R.Wilczek
- Acridocarpus vivy Arènes
- Acridocarpus zanzibaricus A.Juss.
References
- ^ a b Reimer, Bob (2004-04-16), Wadi Tarabat Survey, Emirates Natural History Group, archived from the original on 2011-12-26, retrieved 2019-02-11
- ^ Morat, P.; T. Jaffré; F. Tronchet; J. Munzinger; Y. Pillon; J. M. Veillon; M. Chalopin (2012), "The taxonomic reference base Florical and characteristics of the native vascular flora of New Caledonia" (PDF), Adansonia, 34 (2): 179–221, doi:10.5252/a2012n2a1
- ^ "Acridocarpus". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
External links
- Mkhipheni Ngwenya (June 2005). "A. natalitius". PlantZAfrica.com.