''Coelocaryon'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Myristicaceae
The Myristicaceae are a family of flowering plants native to Africa, Asia, Pacific islands, and the Americas and has been recognized by most taxonomists. It is sometimes called the "nutmeg family", after its most famous member, ''Myristica fragra ...
. It is native to tropical
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
.
Species
According to
Kew's Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
, there are four accepted species:
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Coelocaryon botryoides
''Coelocaryon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myristicaceae. It is native to tropical Africa.
Species
According to Kew's Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Ro ...
''
Vermoesen
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Coelocaryon oxycarpum''
Stapf
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Coelocaryon preussii''
Warb.
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Coelocaryon sphaerocarpum''
Fouilloy
References
Myristicaceae genera
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