Rhynchophora
Genus of flowering plants
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Rhynchophora is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 73 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Rhynchophora comprises two species of slender woody vines native to Madagascar.[1] The distinctive three to four-winged fruit resembles a helicopter and is unique in the family.
| Rhynchophora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
| Genus: | Rhynchophora Arènes |
| Species[1] | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calyptostylis Arènes | |
