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Aulacocalyx caudata

Aulacocalyx caudata
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0
Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aulacocalyx caudata is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree with white flowers and green fruits. The species is native to west Africa.

Aulacocalyx caudata was first described in 1877, and moved to its current genus in 1958. It is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.

Where it grows

The species is native to the wet tropical biomes of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. It grows in primary, secondary, and riverine forests, and on mountain slopes at elevations of up to 800 metres (2,600 ft). Its area of occurrence is estimated to be 432,353.27 square kilometres (166,932.53 sq mi).

Other Aulacocalyx plants

Aulacocalyx camerooniana · Aulacocalyx divergens · Aulacocalyx jasminiflora · Aulacocalyx lamprophylla · Aulacocalyx laxiflora · Aulacocalyx lujae · Aulacocalyx mapiana · Aulacocalyx pallens · Aulacocalyx subulata · Aulacocalyx talbotii · Aulacocalyx

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aulacocalyx caudata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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