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Piptostigma
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Piptostigma is a genus of plant
in family Annonaceae
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Annonaceae
Annonaceae
Annonaceae, also called the custard apple familyis a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs or rarely lianas.With about 2300 to 2500 species and more than 130 genera,...
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Piptostigma calophyllumPiptostigma calophyllumPiptostigma calophyllum is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
, Mildler. & Diels - Piptostigma fugaxPiptostigma fugaxPiptostigma fugax is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Liberia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Hawthorne, W. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, A.Chev.Auguste Jean Baptiste ChevalierAuguste Jean Baptiste Chevalier was a French botanist, taxonomist, and explorer of tropical Africa, especially of French colonial empire Africa and Côte d'Ivoire. He also explored and collected plants in South America and tropical Asia...
ex Hutch. & Dlaz. - Piptostigma giganteumPiptostigma giganteumPiptostigma giganteum is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Hutch. & Dalz. - Piptostigma oyemensePiptostigma oyemensePiptostigma oyemense is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Gabon.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
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