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Ambilobea

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Ambilobea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Ambilobea
Thulin, Beier & Razafim.
Species:
A. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Ambilobea madagascariensis
(Capuron) Thulin, Beier & Razafim.

Ambilobea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Burseraceae.[1] It is a dioecious tree or shrub, up about 20 m tall. Leaves are alternate, odd-pinnate. Inflorescences are axillary and flowers are inconspicuous.[2]

Its native range is Madagascar.[1]

It currently contains only one species: Ambilobea madagascariensis (Capuron) Thulin, Beier & Razafim.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ambilobea Thulin, Beier & Razafim. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ Thulin, Mats; Beier, Björn-Axel; Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G.; Banks, Hannah I. (2008). "Ambilobea, a new genus from Madagascar, the position of Aucoumea, and comments on the tribal classification of the frankincense and myrrh family (Burseraceae)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 26 (3–4): 218–229. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2008.00245.x.