Manniophyton Fulvum
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''Manniophyton'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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liana A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...
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spurge ''Euphorbia'' is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae. "Euphorbia" is sometimes used in ordinary English to collectively refer to all members of Euphorbiaceae (in deference to t ...
family ( Euphorbiaceae) described as a genus in 1864. It contains only one known species, ''Manniophyton fulvum'', native to tropical western and central
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dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
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Crotonogyne ''Crotonogyne'' is a shrub of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) first described as a genus in 1864. It is native to western and central Africa. It is dioecious. ;Species ;Formerly included moved to other genera: Cyrtogonone ''Cyrtogonone'' ...
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Crotonogyne parvifolia ''Crotonogyne'' is a shrub of the spurge family ( Euphorbiaceae) first described as a genus in 1864. It is native to western and central Africa. It is dioecious. ;Species ;Formerly included moved to other genera: Cyrtogonone ''Cyrtogonone'' ...
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Monotypic Euphorbiaceae genera Flora of Africa Aleuritideae Dioecious plants {{Euphorbiaceae-stub