Pyrenacantha malvifolia
Species of flowering plant
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Pyrenacantha malvifolia, common name monkey chair, is a rare species of flowering plants in the genus Pyrenacantha belonging to the family Icacinaceae.
| Pyrenacantha malvifolia | |
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| Pyrenacantha malvifolia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Icacinales |
| Family: | Icacinaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrenacantha |
| Species: | P. malvifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrenacantha malvifolia | |
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Description
Pyrenacantha malvifolia has an above ground swollen and thickened caudex with a diameter up to 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in). On the top of the caudex emerge some vine-like stems with green round shaped leaves. These vines in native habitat can reach 9–15 metres (30–49 ft). Flower are green and quite inconspicuous.
Distribution
Habitat
This plant grows in the African tropical semi-desert (usually on hill-sides).
