Scientific Name | Status | Listing Date | Range | |
1. | Pterygota bequaertii | VU-IUCN | 1998 | Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria |
2. | Pterygota macrocarpa | VU-IUCN | 1998 | Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone |
Pterygota bequaertii |
Pterygota macrocarpa |
Facts Summary:
Pterygota is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone.
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