Clappertonia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Grewioideae
Tribus: Apeibeae
Genus: Clappertonia
Species: C. ficifolia – C. minor – C. polyandra
Name

Clappertonia Meisn., Gen. Pl. 36 [28]. (1837)

Type species: Clappertonia ficifolia Decne., in Deless. Ic. Select. Pl. v. 1. t. 1. (1846)

Synonyms

Replaced synonym
Honkenya Willd. ex Cothen. (1790) nom. illeg. hom. non Honckenya Ehrh., Neues Mag. Aerzte 5(3): 206 (-207). (1783) (Caryophyllaceae)
Heterotypic
Cephalonema K.Schum. ex Sprague

References

Meisner, C.D.F. 1837. Genera Plantarum Eorumque Characteres Naturales Secundum Numerum, Figuram, Situm, & Proportionem Omnium Fructificationis Partium 36 [28].
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Clappertonia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Clappertonia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 23 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Clappertonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec. 2020.

lappertonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]

Its native range is Tropical Africa.[1]

Species:[1]

Clappertonia ficifolia (Willd.) Decne.
Clappertonia minor (Baill.) Bech.
Clappertonia polyandra (K.Schum. ex Sprague) Bech.

References

"Clappertonia Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.