Pycnanthus (plant)
Genus of flowering plants
| Pycnanthus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Pycnanthus Warb. |
Pycnanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. There are 4 species, all native to tropical Africa. Some species are lianescent, an unusual feature in this family which is otherwise composed of hardwood trees.[1]
Species
According to Kew's Plants of the World Online, there are four accepted species:[2]
- Pycnanthus angolensis (Welw.) Warb. - African nutmeg, ilomba
- Pycnanthus dinklagei Warb.
- Pycnanthus marchalianus Ghesq.
- Pycnanthus microcephalus (Benth. ex Hook.f.) Warb. (Benth ex microcephalus
