Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Dombeyoideae Scientific name Nesogordonia papaverifera Rank Species | Family Malvaceae Genus Nesogordonia Higher classification Nesogordonia Order Malvales | |
Similar Entandrophragma angolense, Lovoa trichilioides, Nauclea diderrichii, Guarea cedrata, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum | ||
Nesogordonia papaverifera (Kotibe) is a species of flowering plant. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics.
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. It is becoming rare due to by habitat loss.
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