Aptandra

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Santalales

Familiae: Aptandraceae
Genus: Aptandra
Species: A. caudata – A. liriosmoides – A. tubicina – A. zenkeri
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Aptandra in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 23. Reference page.

Name

Aptandra Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7: 201. (1851)
Type species: Aptandra tubicina (Poepp.) Benth. ex Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3 4: 360. (1859)

References

Miers, J. (1851) Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 2 7: 201.
The Plant List 2013. Aptandra in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jan. 26.
Tropicos.org 2014. Aptandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jan. 26.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Aptandra. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jan. 2014.

Aptandra is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG IV system, the genus is placed in the family Olacaceae.[1][2] Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae.[3]

Its native range is Southern Tropical America, Western Tropical Africa to Angola.[2]

Species:[2]

Aptandra caudata A.H.Gentry & Ortiz
Aptandra liriosmoides Spruce ex Miers
Aptandra tubicina (Poepp.) Benth. ex Miers
Aptandra zenkeri Engl.

References

Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385.
"Aptandra Miers | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
Stevens, P.F. "Aptandraceae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2021-07-18.