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|status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Mwangoka, M. |author2=Ndangalasi, H. |author3=Kindeketa, W. |author4=Luke, W.R.Q. |author5=Kabuye, C. |author6=Kalema, J. |author7=Minani, V. |author8=Kelbessa, E. |author9=Gereau, R.E. |author10=Malombe, I. |year=2022 |title=''Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T32875A2826082 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T32875A2826082.en |access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref> |
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|genus = Platypterocarpus |
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|species = tanganyikensis |
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'''''Platypterocarpus''''' is a |
'''''Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis''''' is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Celastraceae]]. It is a tree endemic [[Endemism|endemic]] to the West [[Usambara Mountains]] of [[Tanzania]], where it grows 13 to 27 meters tall. It is the sole species in genus '''''Platypterocarpus'''''.<ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:162364-1 ''Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis'' Dunkley & Brenan]. ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 26 November 2023.</ref> |
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It grows in the transition zone between wet and dry [[Afromontane]] forest from 1500 to 1900 meters elevation, where it is fairly common in ''Podocarpus–Juniperus–Ocotea'' forest on grey sandy soil.<ref name = powo/> |
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<ref name=iucn>{{Cite iucn | author = Lovett, J. | author2 = Clarke, G.P. | name-list-style = amp | title = ''Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis'' | volume = 1998 | page = e.T32875A9730818 | date = 1998 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32875A9730818.en | access-date = 19 December 2017}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Celastraceae]] |
[[Category:Celastraceae]] |
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[[Category:Celastrales genera]] |
[[Category:Monotypic Celastrales genera]] |
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[[Category:Monotypic rosid genera]] |
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[[Category:Afromontane flora]] |
[[Category:Afromontane flora]] |
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[[Category:Endemic flora of Tanzania]] |
[[Category:Endemic flora of Tanzania]] |
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[[Category:Flora of the Eastern Arc forests]] |
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[[Category:Critically endangered plants]] |
[[Category:Critically endangered plants]] |
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[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]] |
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]] |
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[[Category:Plants described in 1948]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 12 December 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Platypterocarpus Dunkley & Brenan (1948) |
| Species: | P. tanganyikensis
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| Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis Dunkley & Brenan (1948)
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Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a tree endemic endemic to the West Usambara Mountains of Tanzania, where it grows 13 to 27 meters tall. It is the sole species in genus Platypterocarpus.[2]
It grows in the transition zone between wet and dry Afromontane forest from 1500 to 1900 meters elevation, where it is fairly common in Podocarpus–Juniperus–Ocotea forest on grey sandy soil.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Mwangoka, M.; Ndangalasi, H.; Kindeketa, W.; Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Kalema, J.; Minani, V.; Kelbessa, E.; Gereau, R.E.; Malombe, I. (2022). "Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T32875A2826082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T32875A2826082.en. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ a b Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis Dunkley & Brenan. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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