Dactyladenia is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae. They are distributed in western and central Africa, from Liberia to Angola.[1] There are about 31 species.[2]
Dactyladenia | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Dactyladenia cinerea herbarium specimen | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
Genus: | Dactyladenia Welw. |
Type species | |
Dactyladenia floribunda | |
Synonyms[1] | |
|
The genus was first described by Friedrich Welwitsch in his work Apontamentos Fito-geograficos sobre a Flora da Provincia de Angola na Africa Equinocial (1859).[3]
Taxon identifiers |
---|