Protomegabaria Explained

Protomegabaria is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1911.^{[1] [2]} It is native to western and central Africa.^{[3] [4]} It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.^[5]

Species^[3]

1. Protomegabaria macrophylla (Pax) Hutch. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands
2. Protomegabaria meiocarpa J.Léonard - Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3. Protomegabaria stapfiana (Beille) Hutch. - West Africa (Liberia to Republic of the Congo)

Notes and References

1. Hutchinson. 1911. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 30, t. 2929
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40016646 Tropicos, Protomegabaria Hutch.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=165908 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
5. 10.5252/a2014n1a9. Protomegabaria Hutch. (Phyllanthaceae): Some observations concerning its morphology, taxonomy and geography. 2014. Breteler. Frans J.. Adansonia. 36. 103–112. 129373317. free.