Pentabrachion

Pentabrachion is a plant genus from the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1864. It contains only one known species, Pentabrachion reticulatum, native to tropical Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Pentabrachion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae
Tribe: Bridelieae
Subtribe: Pseudolachnostylidinae
Genus: Pentabrachion
Müll.Arg.
Species:
P. reticulatum
Binomial name
Pentabrachion reticulatum
Synonyms
  • Actephila reticulata (Müll.Arg.) Pax
  • Amanoa laurifolia Pax
  • Actephila africana Pax
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