Sarcocephalus

Sarcocephalus
Sarcocephalus latifolius or Guinea peach
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Naucleeae
Genus: Sarcocephalus
Afzel. ex R.Br.
Synonyms

Sarcocephalus is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. 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.

Species

References

  1. Mabberley DJ (2008). Mabberley's Plant Book (3 ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4.
  2. Ridsdale CE (1975). "A synopsis of the African and Madagascan Rubiaceae - Naucleeae". Blumea 22 (3): 541–553.
  3. 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.

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