Duboscia
| Duboscia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grewioideae |
| Genus: | Duboscia Bocq. |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Diplanthemum K.Schum. | |
Duboscia is a small plant genus, with two species, in the family Malvaceae. The genus occurs in western and west-central tropical Africa from Guinea to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] The genus was previously in the Tiliaceae, under the APG classification it is now placed in the Malvaceae.
The genus was first described by Henri Théophile Bocquillon in 1866.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Duboscia Bocq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ Bocquillon, H. T. in Baillon, H. E., (1866), Adansonia 7:50