Placodiscus bancoensis
Encyclopedia
Placodiscus bancoensis is a species of plant
in the Sapindaceae
family. It is found in Ivory Coast and Ghana
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae, also known as the soapberry family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales. There are about 140-150 genera with 1400-2000 species, including maple, horse chestnut and lychee....
family. It is found in Ivory Coast and Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Hawthorne, W. 1998. Placodiscus bancoensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.