Maschalocephalus is a genus of plants in the family Rapateaceae first described in 1900.[1][2]
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Rapateaceae |
| Genus: | Maschalocephalus Gilg & K.Schum. |
| Species: | M. dinklagei |
| Binomial name | |
| Maschalocephalus dinklagei Gilg & K.Schum. | |
As a disjunct, it is the only genus of the family outside of South America, as the genus's only known species is Maschalocephalus dinklagei, native to West Africa (Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone).[3]
The genus name Maschalocephalus combines the Greek μασχάλη, maschalē ("axil") with κεφαλή, kephalē ("head").[4] The specific epithet dinklagei commemorates Max Julius Dinklage [fr] (1864-1935), a German consul in Monrovia and avid botanical specimens collector.[5]
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