Pyrenacantha malvifolia

Pyrenacantha malvifolia
Pyrenacantha malvifolia at the botanical garden of Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini, Genova Pegli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: (unplaced)
Family: Icacinaceae
Genus: Pyrenacantha
Species: P. malvifolia
Binomial name
Pyrenacantha malvifolia
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler 1893
Synonyms
  • Trematosperma cordatum, Urban 1883

Pyrenacantha malvifolia, common name Monkey Chair, is a rare species of flowering plants in the genus Pyrenacantha belonging to the family Icacinaceae.

Description

Pyrenacantha malvifolia has an above ground swollen and thickened caudex with a diameter up to 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in). On the top of the caudex emerge some vine-like stems with green round shaped leaves. These vines in native habitat can reach 9–15 metres (30–49 ft). Flower are green and quite inconspicuous.

Distribution

This species can be found in central and eastern Africa, in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania.

Habitat

This plant grows in the African tropical semi-desert (usually on hill-sides).

References


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