''Icacina'' 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 belonging to the family
Icacinaceae
The Icacinaceae, also called the white pear family, are a family of flowering plants,"Icacinaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website At: Missouri Botanical Garden Website (see ''External links'' below).
consisting of trees, shrubs, and lianas, pri ...
.
Its native range is Cape Verde, Western
Tropical Africa
Although tropical Africa is mostly familiar to the West for its rainforests, this biogeographic realm of Africa is far more diverse. While the tropics are thought of as regions with hot moist climates, which are caused by latitude and the trop ...
to South Sudan and Angola.
Species:
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Icacina claessensii''
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Icacina guessfeldtii''
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Icacina mannii'' (mutuo)
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Icacina oliviformis'' (false yam)
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Icacina trichantha'' (urumbia, eriagbo, gbegbe)
References
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Icacinaceae
Asterid genera