Kostermanthus is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1979. Species in this genus are large trees native to Malesia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Kostermanthus Prance |
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| Kostermanthus heteropetalus | |
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Description
editPlants in this genus are large trees with hairless leaves. The inflorescences are unbranched or minimally branched racemes, with hermaphroditic and strongly zygomorphic flowers. The fruits are hard drupes.[1][2]
Species
editThis genus includes the following species:[3]
- Kostermanthus heteropetalus Scort. ex King Prance – Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Philippines
- Kostermanthus malayanus (Kosterm.) Prance – Peninsular Malaysia
- Kostermanthus robustus Prance – Borneo
References
edit- ^ a b Prance, Ghillean T. (1979). "New Genera and Species of Chrysobalanaceae from Malesia and Oceania". Brittonia. 31 (1): 91–94. doi:10.2307/2806677. JSTOR 2806677.
- ^ Prance, G. T. (1989). van Steenis, C. G. G. J.; de Wild, W. J. J. O. (eds.). Chrysobalanaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I. Vol. 10. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 635–678. ISBN 0-7923-0421-7 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Kostermanthus Prance". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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