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Maesobotrya

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Maesobotrya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1879 and is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyPhyllanthaceae
Native toBenin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast
Observations12

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
279
With media
290
Family
Phyllanthaceae
Collections
MO
Recorded in
Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Central African Republic

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Maesobotrya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1879 and is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

==Species== The following species are recognised in the genus Maesobotrya: Formerly included Maesobotrya oblonga - moved to Antidesma oblongum Maesobotrya stapfiana - moved to Protomegabaria stapfiana

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