Sarcostigma
Genus of plant in the family Icacinaceae
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Sarcostigma is a genus of plants of the family Icacinaceae. It includes two species of climbers native to tropical Asia.[1] The genus was described by Robert Wight and George A. Walker Arnott and published in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal in the year 1833.[2]
| Sarcostigma | |
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| Sarcostigma kleinii fruits | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Icacinales |
| Family: | Icacinaceae |
| Genus: | Sarcostigma Wight & Arn. |
Species
Two species are accepted.[1]
- Sarcostigma kleinii Wight & Arn.
- Sarcostigma paniculatum Pierre
