Spondianthus
Genus of plants
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Spondianthus is a genus of plant, in the family Phyllanthaceae and is the only genus comprised in the tribe Spondiantheae. It was first described as a genus in 1905.[3][4] The genus contains only one recognized species, Spondianthus preussii, widespread across much of tropical Africa from Liberia to Mozambique.[2][5]
- Subspecies[2]
- Spondianthus preussii subsp. glaber (Engl.) J.Léonard & Nkounkou – from Nigeria to Tanzania south to Angola; also Guinea, Ivory Coast
- Spondianthus preussii subsp. preussii – from Liberia to Zaire
- Formerly included[2]
| Spondianthus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Antidesmatoideae |
| Tribe: | Spondiantheae |
| Genus: | Spondianthus Engl. |
| Species: | S. preussii |
| Binomial name | |
| Spondianthus preussii | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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moved to: Protomegabaria
- Spondianthus obovatus Engl. – Protomegabaria stapfiana (Beille) Hutch.