Biology:Erythroxylum platyclados
| Erythroxylum platyclados | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Erythroxylaceae |
| Genus: | Erythroxylum |
| Species: | E. platyclados
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythroxylum platyclados Bojer[1]
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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
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
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), E. acranthum was regarded as a synonym of Erythroxylum platyclados, which has a much wider distribution.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Erythroxylum platyclados Bojer", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:544130-1, retrieved 2023-02-06
- ↑ "Erythroxylum platyclados Bojer", The International Plant Names Index, http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=544130-1, retrieved 2023-02-06
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/37792/10073407. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
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