| Pycnanthus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Pycnanthus Warb. |
Pycnanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. There are 4 species, all native to tropical Africa. Some species are lianescent, an unusual feature in this family which is otherwise composed of hardwood trees.[1]
- ^ Kühn, U.; Kubitzki, K. (1993), "Myristicaceae", Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 457–467, doi:10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5_53, ISBN 9783642081415