Maesobotrya barteri var. sparsiflora

Maesobotrya barteri var. sparsiflora is a variety of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae, or by some authors classified in Euphorbiaceae sensu lato, native to Côte d'Ivoire. Its fruits are edible and known as "apotrewa".[1][2]

Maesobotrya barteri var. sparsiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Maesobotrya
Species:
M. barteri
Variety:
M. b. var. sparsiflora
Trinomial name
Maesobotrya barteri var. sparsiflora
(Scott-Elliot) Keay
Synonyms
  • Maesobotrya edulis Hutch. & Dalziel

References

  1. Pax, F. & K. Hoffmann 1931. In Engler, A. & K.Prantl (eds.): Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 2nd Edition Vol. 19 c, p. 46
  2. Food Plants International


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