Platypterocarpus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Celastraceae
Genus: Platypterocarpus
Species: P. tanganyikensis
Name

Platypterocarpus Dunkley & Brenan, Kew Bull. 3(1): 47. (1948)

Type species: Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis Dunkley & Brenan, Kew Bull. 3(1): 47 (1948)
monotypic taxon

References

Dunkley, H.L. & Brenan, J.P.M. 1948. Kew Bulletin 3(1): 47.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Platypterocarpus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Platypterocarpus. Published online. Accessed: May 29 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Platypterocarpus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2021.

Platypterocarpus is a genus of plants in the family Celastraceae. It contains a single species, Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis , endemic to Tanzania.
References

Lovett, J.; Clarke, G.P. (1998). "Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32875A9730818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32875A9730818.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.