Caucanthus Forssk., Fl.

de Almeida, Rafael F., de Morais, Isa L., Alves-Silva, Thais, Antonio-Domingues, Higor & Pellegrini, Marco O. O., 2024, A new classification system and taxonomic synopsis for Malpighiaceae (Malpighiales, Rosids) based on molecular phylogenetics, morphology, palynology, and chemistry, PhytoKeys 242, pp. 69-138 : 69-138

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3897/phytokeys.242.117469
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11243459
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scientific name	Caucanthus Forssk., Fl.
status

Treatment

2.8. 4. Caucanthus Forssk., Fl. View in CoL Aegypt. - Arab.: 91. 1775.

= Caucanthus sect. Eriocaucanthus Nied. , Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 1010. 1904 ≡ Eriocaucanthus (Nied.) Chiov., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 10: 29. 1912 . Type species: Caucanthus argenteus Nied. View in CoL

Type species.

Caucanthus edulis Forssk.

Notes.

Caucanthus comprises only two currently accepted species (no threatened species; Suppl. material 1) of shrubs or lianas endemic to seasonally dry tropical forests of east Africa ( Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe) and the Arabic Peninsula ( Saudi Arabia and Yemen; POWO 2024). For an updated identification key for all species of Caucanthus , see Launert (1968).