Icacina

Genus of plants

Icacina
A small, shrub-like plant of the genus Icacina growing several yellow berries.
Icacina oliviformis, or the false yam.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Icacinales
Family: Icacinaceae
Genus: Icacina
A.Juss.

Icacina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Icacinaceae.[1]

Its native range is Cape Verde, Western Tropical Africa to South Sudan and Angola.[1]

Species:[1]

  • Icacina claessensii De Wild.
  • Icacina guessfeldtii Asch. ex Engl.
  • Icacina mannii Oliv. (mutuo)
  • Icacina oliviformis (Poir.) J.Raynal (false yam)
  • Icacina trichantha Oliv. (urumbia, eriagbo, gbegbe)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Icacina A.Juss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Icacina