Erythroxylum platyclados

Erythroxylum platyclados, synonyms including Erythroxylum acranthum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to parts of eastern Africa and the islands of Aldabra and Comoros. It grows as a tree or shrub.^[1] It was first described by Wenceslas Bojer in 1842.^[2]

Erythroxylum platyclados
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Erythroxylaceae
Genus:	Erythroxylum
Species:	E. platyclados
Binomial name
Erythroxylum platyclados Bojer[1]
Synonyms[1]
Erythroxylum acranthum Hemsl. Erythroxylum crassipes Baill. Erythroxylum pulchellum Engl.

Distribution and habitat

Erythroxylum platyclados is native to Aldabra in Seychelles, the Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique and Tanzania. It mainly grows in seasonally dry tropical habitats.^[1]

Conservation

Erythroxylum acranthum was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to the Seychelles.^[3] As of February 2023^[update], E. acranthum was regarded as a synonym of Erythroxylum platyclados, which has a much wider distribution.^[1]