''Atroxima'' is a plant genus in the milkwort family (
Polygalaceae). It is
endemic to Western Tropical Africa.
It was first described in 1905 by
Otto Stapf in the ''Journal of the Linnean Society''.
It was initially in the
Polygalaeae tribe before being split off with
Carpolobia
''Carpolobia'' is a genus of plants in the milkwort family ( Polygalaceae) that are native to Tropical Africa and Madagascar. It was first written about in 1831 by George Don, at which point 4 species were identified. In 1849, the number of ...
in 1992 to form the
Carpolobieae tribe.
They are
liana
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s or liana-like shrubs which produce shiny, orange, fleshy
uni-
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* unicycle, bicycle, tricycle (1-cycle, 2-cycle, 3-cyc ...
to tri-locular berries, these can have an area of up to .
Species
As of July 2020, there are 2 accepted species:
[
*'' Atroxima afzeliana''
*'' Atroxima liberica''
]
References
Polygalaceae
Fabales genera
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