Sarcocephalus
Sarcocephalus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It holds two species of shrubs or trees native to tropical Africa.[1][2][3] Sarcocephalus latifolius has edible fruits known as African peach, Guinea peach, Sierra Leone peach or country fig.
| Sarcocephalus | |
|---|---|
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| Sarcocephalus latifolius or Guinea peach | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Naucleeae |
| Genus: | Sarcocephalus Afzel. ex R.Br. |
| Synonyms | |
Species
- Sarcocephalus latifolius (Sm.) E.A.Bruce
- Sarcocephalus pobeguinii Hua ex Pobég.
References
- Mabberley DJ (2008). Mabberley's Plant Book (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4.
- Ridsdale CE (1975). "A synopsis of the African and Madagascan Rubiaceae - Naucleeae". Blumea. 22 (3): 541–553.
- Razafimandimbison SG, Bremer B (2002). "Phylogeny and classification of Naucleeae s.l.(Rubiaceae) inferred from molecular (ITS, rbcL, and trnT-F) and morphological data". American Journal of Botany. 89 (7): 1027–1041. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.7.1027. PMID 21665704.
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