Chytranthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. It includes 32 species of small trees and shrubs native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania and south to Angola. Most species have a palm-like habit, with large pinnate leaves and unbranched trunks.[1]

Chytranthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Tribe: Nephelieae
Genus: Chytranthus
Hook.f. (1862)
Synonyms[1]

Glossolepis Gilg (1897)

Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chytranthus Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 October 2023.