Caloncoba flagelliflora
| Caloncoba flagelliflora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Achariaceae |
| Genus: | Caloncoba |
| Species: | C. flagelliflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloncoba flagelliflora (Oliv.) Gilg
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Caloncoba flagelliflora is a rainforest tree native to southern Cameroon, Gabon and the Congos. Traditionally placed in the Flacourtiaceae it has been reassigned to the small family Achariaceae. The inflorescences, which are panicles, are produced at or below ground level, are somewhat rhizomatous and can extend 12 m (39 ft) from the tree, and be up to 3 m (9.8 ft) wide.[2][3] The six-petaled white flowers rise just above the forest litter.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ (BGCI), Yvette Harvey-Brown (September 27, 2023). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Huxley, Anthony (1974). Plant and Planet. London: Allen Lane. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-7139-0496-3.
- ^ Schatz, George E.; Wendt, Tom (December 2004). "A New flagelliflorous Species of Stenannona (Annonaceae) from Mexico With a Review of the Phenomenon of Flagelliflory". Lundellia. 7 (1): 28–38. doi:10.25224/1097-993X-7.1.28.
- ^ "Caloncoba flagelliflora (Mildbr.) Gilg ex Pellegr". Plants of the World Online. December 8, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
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