Afroguatteria is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, native to Cabinda and Zaire in west Africa.[2] They are climbers, and are closely related to Toussaintia.[3]
As of 2020, there are two species in the genus Afroguatteria:[2]
The genus name of Afroguatteria is in honour of Giambattista Guatteri (1739–1793), an Italian professor of botany in Parma,[4] and the continent, where the plants were found, 'Afro' - africa. The genus was first described and published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles Vol.21 on page 104 in 1951.[2]
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[5]
Afroguatteria is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, native to Cabinda and Zaire in west Africa. They are climbers, and are closely related to Toussaintia.