Phyllocosmus

Phyllocosmus
Phyllocosmus africanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ixonanthaceae
Genus: Phyllocosmus
Klotzsch
Type species
Phyllocosmus africanus
Species

Phyllocosmus is a genus of small trees in the family Ixonanthaceae native to tropical Africa. It is closely related to the South American genus Ochthocosmus and was once considered to be a part of it.[1]

  1. ^ Forman, L. L. (1965). "A New Genus of Ixonanthaceae with Notes on the Family". Kew Bulletin. 19 (3): 517–526. Bibcode:1965KewBu..19..517F. doi:10.2307/4108215. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4108215.