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Similar Achatocarpaceae, Acacia praecox, Stegnosperma, Barbeuia, Acanthosyris | ||
Achatocarpus is a genus of trees and shrubs belonging to the family Achatocarpaceae. It is distributed throughout tropical South America, predominantly in Argentina. 15 species have been described, but only 10 accepted.
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Taxonomy
The genus was described by José Jerónimo Triana and published in Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 4 9: 45. 1858. The type species is: Achatocarpus nigricans Triana
Species
Below is a listing of the species of the genus Achatocarpus accepted until September 2012, in alphabetical order. For each indicated the binomial name followed by author.
References
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