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Dichapetalaceae Endangered

Synonyms: Chailletiaceae; Dichapetelaceae

Wikipedia Abstract

Dichapetalaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 3 genera and about 170 species. Members of this family are trees, shrubs or lianas found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The species Dichapetalum cymosum of Southern Africa is highly poisonous because of fluoroacetate.
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Genus

Dichapetalum (7)
Stephanopodium (5)
Tapura (9)

(...) = Species count

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0