Erythroxylum_platyclados

<i>Erythroxylum platyclados</i>

Erythroxylum platyclados

Species of plant

Erythroxylum platyclados, synonyms including Erythroxylum acranthum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to parts of eastern Africa and the islands of Aldabra and Comoros. It grows as a tree or shrub.[1] It was first described by Wenceslas Bojer in 1842.[2]

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Distribution and habitat

Erythroxylum platyclados is native to Aldabra in Seychelles, the Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique and Tanzania. It mainly grows in seasonally dry tropical habitats.[1]

Conservation

Erythroxylum acranthum was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to the Seychelles.[3] As of February 2023, E. acranthum was regarded as a synonym of Erythroxylum platyclados, which has a much wider distribution.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Erythroxylum platyclados Bojer", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-06
  2. [2]
    "Erythroxylum platyclados Bojer", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-06
  3. [3]
    World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998), "Erythroxylum acranthum", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1998: e.T37792A10073407, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37792A10073407.en, retrieved 2023-02-06


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