Pterygota bequaertii

Pterygota bequaertii is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Nigeria. It is threatened by exploitation as a timber tree. The wood has the trade name koto.

Pterygota bequaertii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Pterygota
Species:
P. bequaertii
Binomial name
Pterygota bequaertii
De Wild.

References

  1. Hawthorne, W. 1998. Pterygota bequaertii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.


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