''Afroguatteria'' is a small genus of

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s in the family Annonaceae, native to Cabinda and

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in west Africa. They are climbers, and are closely related to '' Toussaintia''.

Species

, there are two species in the genus ''Afroguatteria'': *'' Afroguatteria bequaertii'' (De Wild.) Boutique *'' Afroguatteria globosa'' C.N.Paiva

Taxonomy

The genus name of ''Afroguatteria'' is in honour of Giambattista Guatteri (1739–1793), an Italian professor of botany in

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, and the continent, where the plants were found, 'Afro' - africa. The genus was first described and published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles Vol.21 on page 104 in 1951. The genus is recognized by the

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and the

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, but they do not list any known species.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4819061 Annonaceae Annonaceae genera Plants described in 1951 Flora of Cabinda Province Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo