Uapaceae

Uapaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Tribe: Uapaceae
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Genera

Uapaca

Uapaceae is a tribe of the family Phyllanthaceae, native to Africa and Madagascar.[1] The species are dioecious trees and shrubs.

It comprises the plant genus Uapaca with about 60 species, of which 49 are confined to continental Africa.

References

  1. ↑ Hoffmann, P.; Kathriarachchi, H.; Wurdack, K.J. (2006). "A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato)". Kew Bulletin. 61 (1): 37–53. JSTOR 20443245.


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