Protomegabaria stapfiana
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Protomegabaria stapfiana is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to western tropical Africa.[1][2][3]
Distribution and habitat
P. stapfiana can be found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Sierra Leone. It occurs in primary and secondary forests, including both well-drained and freshwater swamp forests, at altitudes of up to Template:Cvt.[1][2][3][4]
Description
P. stapfiana is a shrub to medium-sized tree growing to Template:Cvt tall and Template:Cvt in diameter, sometimes with buttresses. The bark is brown, sometimes with a reddish or greenish tone. Branches are glabrous, though branchlets are usually covered in fine hairs. The leaves are oblong to elliptic, typically measuring Template:Cvt by Template:Cvt, glabrous above, pubescent when young but becoming glabrous with age beneath. The male inflorescence grows to Template:Cvt, while the female inflorescence is approximately Template:Cvt long but may reach up to Template:Cvt when fruiting.[2][3]
References
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- Phyllanthaceae
- Plants described in 1911
- Taxa named by John Hutchinson (botanist)
- Flora of Angola
- Flora of Cameroon
- Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Flora of the Republic of the Congo
- Flora of Ivory Coast
- Flora of Equatorial Guinea
- Flora of Gabon
- Flora of Ghana
- Flora of Liberia
- Flora of Nigeria
- Flora of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Flora of Sierra Leone