Aphloia

Aphloia
Aphloia theiformis at the Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Crossosomatales
Family: Aphloiaceae
Takht.
Genus: Aphloia
Benn.
Species:
A. theiformis
Binomial name
Aphloia theiformis
(Vahl) Benn.
Synonyms
  • Lightfootia theiformis, Neumannia theiformis, Prockia theiformis
  • Prockia deltoides, A. deltoides
  • Neumannia heterophylla,
  • Lightfootia integrifolia Vahl, Guya integrifolia, A. integrifolia
  • Lightfootia integrifolia Willd.
  • A. madagascariensis
  • A. mauretanica
  • A. sessiliflora
  • A. seychellensis
  • Neumannia myrtiflora, A. myrtiflora, A. myrtifolia

Aphloia is a genus of flowering plants that contains a single species, Aphloia theiformis, the sole species of the monogeneric family Aphloiaceae. It is a species of evergreen shrubs or small trees occurring in East Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands and the Seychelles.

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