Spondianthus is a genus of plant, in the family Phyllanthaceae and is the only genus comprised in the tribe Spondiantheae. It was first described as a genus in 1905.[3][4] The genus contains only one recognized species, Spondianthus preussii, widespread across much of tropical Africa from Liberia to Mozambique.[2][5]
| Spondianthus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Antidesmatoideae |
| Tribe: | Spondiantheae |
| Genus: | Spondianthus Engl. |
| Species: | S. preussii
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| Binomial name | |
| Spondianthus preussii | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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- Subspecies[2]
- Spondianthus preussii subsp. glaber (Engl.) J.Léonard & Nkounkou – from Nigeria to Tanzania south to Angola; also Guinea, Ivory Coast
- Spondianthus preussii subsp. preussii – from Liberia to Zaire
- Formerly included[2]
moved to: Protomegabaria
- Spondianthus obovatus Engl. – Protomegabaria stapfiana (Beille) Hutch.
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Spondianthus preussii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T153944973A153944975. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T153944973A153944975.en. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Engler, Heinrich Gustav Adolf. 1905. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 36: 215-216 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
- ^ Tropicos, Spondianthus Engl.
- ^ "Spondianthus preussii Engl. - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.