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Anthocleista grandiflora (Forest fever
tree)
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Order: Gentianales > Family: Gentianaceae
There are about 50 species in the genus
Anthocleista, native mainly
to tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands.
Anthocleista
grandiflora is the only species in the genus that extends its
distribution into southern Africa.
Anthocleista in the
past has been more commonly placed under the family Loganiaceae.
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