Biology:Duboscia viridiflora

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Duboscia viridiflora
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Duboscia
Species:
D. viridiflora
Binomial name
Duboscia viridiflora
(K.Schum.) Mildbr.
Synonyms

Diplanthemum viridiflorum K. Schum.
Duboscia acuminata A. Chev.

Duboscia viridiflora occurs from the Ivory Coast to the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a tree which grows to 25m, and often has a deeply fluted trunk. The leaves and young stems are covered in sparse, stellate hairs. The flowers are pale green-white, with bracts below. The fruits are ribbed and very fibrous.

The species was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1897,[1] where he placed it in the genus Diplanthemum. It was moved to the genus Duboscia by Gottfried Wilhelm Johannes Mildbraed in 1922.[2] This species has often been placed as a synonym of Duboscia macrocarpa.

References

  1. Schumann, K. in Engler, A. and Prantl, P. (1897), Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien. Nachträge zum II bis IV Teil, p.234, Leipzig.
  2. Mildbraed, G. W. J. (1922) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Africa-Expedition, Botanik, 2:59, Leipzig

Wikidata ☰ Q5311082 entry