Biology:Kostermanthus

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Kostermanthus is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1979. Species in this genus are large trees native to Malesia.

Description

Plants in this genus are large trees with hairless leaves. The inflorescences are unbranched or minimally branched racemes, with hermaphroditic and strongly zygomorphic flowers. The fruits are hard drupes.[1][2]

Species

This genus includes the following species:[3]

References

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  2. Prance, G. T. (1989). van Steenis, C. G. G. J.; de Wild, W. J. J. O.. eds. Chrysobalanaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I. 10. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 635–678. ISBN 0-7923-0421-7. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28823148. 
  3. "Kostermanthus Prance". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A7071-1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6433546 entry