''Phanerodiscus'' 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
APG IV system
The APG IV system of flowering plant classification is the fourth version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy for flowering plants (angiosperms) being developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). It was publishe ...
, the genus is placed in the family
Olacaceae
Olacaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Santalales. They are woody plants, native throughout the tropical regions of the world. , the circumscription of the family varies; some sources maintain a broad family, others split it into ...
.
Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae.[
Its native range is Madagascar.]
Species:
*'' Phanerodiscus capuronii''
*'' Phanerodiscus diospyroidea''
*'' Phanerodiscus perrieri''
References
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Olacaceae
Santalales genera