Platypterocarpus

Platypterocarpus
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Platypterocarpus
Species:	P. tanganyikensis
Binomial name
Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis Dunkley & Brenan

Platypterocarpus is a genus of plants in family Celastraceae. It contains a single species, Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis (Dunkley & Brenan), and is endemic to Tanzania.

Sources

• Lovett, J.; Clarke, G.P. (1998). "Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. IUCN: e.T32875A9730818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32875A9730818.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)