Pycnanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. There are 4 species, all native to tropical Africa. Some species are lianescent, an unusual feature in this family which is otherwise composed of hardwood trees.[1]

Pycnanthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Pycnanthus
Warb.

Species

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According to Kew's Plants of the World Online, there are four accepted species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kühn, U.; Kubitzki, K. (1993), "Myristicaceae", Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 457–467, doi:10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5_53, ISBN 9783642081415
  2. ^ "Pycnanthus Warb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2018-08-02.