Maranthes
| Maranthes | |
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| Maranthes polyandra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Maranthes Blume[1] |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Maranthes is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1825.[3][4][5]
Maranthes is native to tropical regions of Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, Central America, and various oceanic islands.[2]
Species[2]
- Maranthes aubrevillei (Pellegr.) Prance ex F.White - W Africa
- Maranthes chrysophylla (Oliv.) Prance ex F.White - W + C Africa
- Maranthes corymbosa Blume - Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Papuasia, Philippines, Palau
- Maranthes floribunda (Baker) F.White - C Africa
- Maranthes gabunensis (Engl.) Prance - C Africa
- Maranthes glabra (Oliv.) Prance - W + C Africa
- Maranthes goetzeniana (Engl.) Prance - Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
- Maranthes kerstingii (Engl.) Prance ex F.White - W + C Africa
- Maranthes panamensis (Standl.) Prance & F.White - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
- Maranthes polyandra (Benth.) Prance - from Ivory Coast to South Sudan
- Maranthes robusta (Oliv.) Prance ex F.White - W Africa
- Maranthes sanagensis F.White - Cameroon
References
[edit]- ^ "Genus: Maranthes Blume". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 7 September 1994. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1825. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 89 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Maranthes Blume
- ^ Prance, G. T. & F. White. 1988. The genera of Chrysobalanaceae: a study in practical and theoretical taxonomy and its relevance to evolutionary biology. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 320: 1–184.
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