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Fleurydora

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Fleurydora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Subfamily: Ochnoideae
Tribe: Sauvagesieae
Genus: Fleurydora
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Species:
F. felicis
Binomial name
Fleurydora felicis

Fleurydora is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Ochnaceae.[2] The only species is Fleurydora felicis. It is endemic to Guinea. F felicis is a shrub or small tree, growing up to 15 meters in height. It grows on rocky areas in the Guinean forest–savanna and Guinean montane forests ecoregions. It has large yellow flowers.[3][1] Its fruits are small flattened winged seeds, which are dispersed by wind, unlike other species of Ochnaceae which have fleshy fruits.[1]

Its conservation is threatened by harvesting, mining and fires. This plant is harvested both for medicinal purposes and for firewood.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Canteiro, C.; Cheek, M. (2019). "Fleurydora felicis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T32181A95806238. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T32181A95806238.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Schneider, Julio V.; Jungcurt, Tanja; Cardoso, Domingos; Amorim, André M.; Paule, Juraj; Zizka, Georg (2022). "Predominantly Eastward Long-Distance Dispersal in Pantropical Ochnaceae Inferred From Ancestral Range Estimation and Phylogenomics". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.813336. ISSN 2296-701X.
  3. ^ Steentoft, Margaret. (2009). Flowering Plants in West Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-55150-5. OCLC 958552605.