Apodiscus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Antidesmatoideae
Tribus: Antidesmateae
Subtribus: Martretiinae
Genus: Apodiscus
Species: A. chevalieri
Name

Apodiscus Hutch., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 58(Mém. 8d): 205. (1912)

monotypic taxon

References

Hutchinson, J. 1912. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 58(Mém. 8d): 205.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Apodiscus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr. 9. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Apodiscus. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 9 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Apodiscus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Apr. 2020.

Apodiscus is a genus of trees belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1912.[1] It contains only one known species, Apodiscus chevalieri, native to tropical West Africa (Guinea, Liberia and possibly Sierra Leone).[2][3]
References

"Tropicos | Name - Apodiscus Hutch". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.