Triplochiton

Triplochiton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It is a small genus of trees comprising tall tropical African trees with palmately lobed alternate leaves like those of the maple.

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalvales
FamilyMalvaceae

Native toBenin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria

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Specimen records: 3
With media: 3
Family: Malvaceae

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taxon name: Triplochiton
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Triplochiton
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12407
Commons category: Triplochiton
taxonomic type: Triplochiton scleroxylon

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Triplochiton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It is a small genus of trees comprising tall tropical African trees with palmately lobed alternate leaves like those of the maple.

It is native to Tropical Africa, and found in the countries of Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.

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