Platypterocarpus

<i>Platypterocarpus</i>

Platypterocarpus

Genus of flowering plants

Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a tree endemic endemic to the West Usambara Mountains of Tanzania, where it grows 13 to 27 meters tall. It is the sole species in genus Platypterocarpus.[2]

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It grows in the transition zone between wet and dry Afromontane forest from 1500 to 1900 meters elevation, where it is fairly common in Podocarpus–Juniperus–Ocotea forest on grey sandy soil.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Mwangoka, M.; Ndangalasi, H.; Kindeketa, W.; Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Kalema, J.; Minani, V.; Kelbessa, E.; Gereau, R.E.; Malombe, I. (2022). "Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T32875A2826082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T32875A2826082.en. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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    Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis Dunkley & Brenan. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 November 2023.


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