Batesanthus purpureus | |
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Botanical illustration of Batesanthus purpureus[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Batesanthus |
Species: | B. purpureus
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Binomial name | |
Batesanthus purpureus | |
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Batesanthus purpureus is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is native to the Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Nigeria.[3] Nicholas Edward Brown,[4] the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its purple (purpureus in Latin) flowers.[5]