Pentodon (plant)

Pentodon is a genus of plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. There appear to be only two species in the genus. They are found in Central America, Central and Southern Africa and the Seychelles.[1]

Pentodon
Pentodon pentandrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Pentodon
Ehrenb. ex Boiss.

References

  1. Bernard Verdcourt, Diane M. Bridson. 1991. Flora of tropical East Africa - Rubiaceae Volume 3. p. 946


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