Sarcocephalus

Sarcocephalus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It holds two species of shrubs or trees native to tropical Africa.[1][2][3] Sarcocephalus latifolius has edible fruits known as African peach, Guinea peach, Sierra Leone peach or country fig.

Sarcocephalus
Sarcocephalus latifolius or Guinea peach
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Naucleeae
Genus: Sarcocephalus
Afzel. ex R.Br.
Synonyms

Species

  • Sarcocephalus latifolius (Sm.) E.A.Bruce
  • Sarcocephalus pobeguinii Hua ex Pobég.
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References

  1. Mabberley DJ (2008). Mabberley's Plant Book (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4.
  2. Ridsdale CE (1975). "A synopsis of the African and Madagascan Rubiaceae - Naucleeae". Blumea. 22 (3): 541–553.
  3. Razafimandimbison SG, Bremer B (2002). "Phylogeny and classification of Naucleeae s.l.(Rubiaceae) inferred from molecular (ITS, rbcL, and trnT-F) and morphological data". American Journal of Botany. 89 (7): 1027–1041. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.7.1027.


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