| Platypterocarpus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Platypterocarpus Dunkley & Brenan (1948) |
| Species: | P. tanganyikensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis Dunkley & Brenan (1948) | |
Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a tree endemic endemic to the West Usambara Mountains of Tanzania, where it grows 13 to 27 meters tall. It is the sole species in genus Platypterocarpus.[2]
It grows in the transition zone between wet and dry Afromontane forest from 1500 to 1900 meters elevation, where it is fairly common in Podocarpus–Juniperus–Ocotea forest on grey sandy soil.[2]
References
- ↑ Mwangoka, M., Ndangalasi, H., Kindeketa, W., Luke, W.R.Q., Kabuye, C., Kalema, J., Minani, V., Kelbessa, E., Gereau, R.E. & Malombe, I. 2022. Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T32875A2826082. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T32875A2826082.en. Accessed 26 November 2023.
- 1 2 Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis Dunkley & Brenan. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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