Anthocleista - Citizendia

Anthocleista

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Genus:	Anthocleista Afzel. ex R.Br.

Species

See text. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Dicotyledons, or "dicots", is a name for a group of Flowering plants whose Seed typically has two embryonic leaves or Cotyledons There Gentianales are an order of Flowering plants included within the Asterid group of Dicotyledons The circumscription of Gentiales in the Cronquist Gentianaceae, or the Gentian family is a family of Flowering plants of 87 genera and over 1500 species Adam Afzelius (1750-1837 was a Swedish Botanist. Afzelius was born at Larv in Västergötland in 1750 Robert Brown FRS ( 21 December, 1773 &ndash 10 June, 1858) was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botanist

Anthocleista is a genus of tree- and shrub-like tropical gentians in the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), tribe Potalieae, subtribe Potaliinae. Gentianaceae, or the Gentian family is a family of Flowering plants of 87 genera and over 1500 species Gentianaceae, or the Gentian family is a family of Flowering plants of 87 genera and over 1500 species There are about 50 species in the genus Anthocleista, native mainly to tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern The Mascarene Islands (or Mascarenhas Archipelago) is a group of Islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar comprising Mauritius Anthocleista was once placed under the family Loganiaceae, but more recent molecular, morphological, and phytochemical evidence has placed the group well within the Gentianaceae. Loganiaceae are a family of Flowering plants classified in order Gentianales. Gentianaceae, or the Gentian family is a family of Flowering plants of 87 genera and over 1500 species

Species in this genus include:

Anthocleista amplexicaulis Baker
Anthocleista djalonesis A. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. chev.
Anthocleista exelliana Th. Monod
Anthocleista grandiflora
Anthocleista keniensis
Anthocleista liebrechstiana
Anthocleista madagascariensis
Anthocleista nobilis
Anthocleista procera
Anthocleista rhizophoroides Baker
Anthocleista scandens
Anthocleista schweinfurthii
Anthocleista vogelii
Anthocleista zambesiaca

References

Gentian Research Network

Anthocleista grandiflora is a species of the genus Anthocleista. UserPolbot. --> Anthocleista scandens is a species of Plant in the Loganiaceae family

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