Keayodendron

Keayodendron is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1959. It contains only one known species, Keayodendron bridelioides, native to tropical western and Central Africa (Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and the Central African Republic). It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

Keayodendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae
Tribe: Bridelieae
Subtribe: Keayodendrinae
Genus: Keayodendron
Leandri
Species:
K. bridelioides
Binomial name
Keayodendron bridelioides
(Mildbr. ex Hutch. & Dalz.) Leandri
Synonyms
  • Casearia bridelioides Mildbr. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
  • Casearia bridelioides Gilg ex Engl.
  • Drypetes sassandraensis Aubrév.
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