Desplatsia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Desplatsia Bocq. |
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Desplatsia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. Its native range is western and west-central tropical Africa to Uganda.[1]
The genus name of Desplatsia is in honour of Mr Desplats, thought possibly to be Victor Desplats (1819–1888).[2]
species
Four species are accepted.[1]
- Desplatsia chrysochlamys (Mildbr. & Burret) Mildbr. & Burret
- Desplatsia dewevrei (De Wild. & T.Durand) Burret
- Desplatsia mildbraedii Burret
- Desplatsia subericarpa Bocq.
References
- ^ a b c "Desplatsia Bocq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.