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Thaumatococcus
Sign in to saveThaumatococcus is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the arrowroot family, Marantaceae, thought for many years to contain a single species from western Africa: Thaumatococcus daniellii. A second species, however, was described in 2012: Thaumatococcus flavus, native to Gabon in central Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderZingiberales
- FamilyMarantaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Collections
- GH, MO, O, UF, K
- Recorded in
- Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Marantaceae
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- Moimoi.JPG
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- taxon name
- Thaumatococcus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Thaumatococcus
- topic's main category
- Category:Thaumatococcus
- taxon common name
- 翅果竹芋属
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Thaumatococcus is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the arrowroot family, Marantaceae, thought for many years to contain a single species from western Africa: Thaumatococcus daniellii. A second species, however, was described in 2012: Thaumatococcus flavus, native to Gabon in central Africa.
==References==
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