Anthocleista grandiflora
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| Forest fever tree | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Anthocleista |
| Species: | A. grandiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthocleista grandiflora | |
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Anthocleista grandiflora is a species of flowering plant of the family Gentianaceae.[1][2][3] Commonly referred to as the forest fever tree. It is a tall, slender tree up to 30 m with a preference for forests in high rainfall areas. The leaves are very large, up to 100 cm x 50 cm, arranged in terminal clusters.
