Aphloia | |
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Aphloia theiformis at the Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Crossosomatales |
Family: | Aphloiaceae Takht. |
Genus: | Aphloia Benn. |
Species: | A. theiformis
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Binomial name | |
Aphloia theiformis (Vahl) Benn.
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Aphloia is a genus of flowering plants that contains a single species, Aphloia theiformis, the sole species of the monogeneric family Aphloiaceae. It is a species of evergreen shrubs or small trees occurring in East Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands and the Seychelles.