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Omphalocarpum
1801Summary
Omphalocarpum (common name navel fruit) is a genus of plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae. It was first described in 1800 by Palisot de Beauvois. The genus is native to tropical Africa. The following species are recognised by Kew. O. adolfi-friederici Engl. & K.Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 383 (1913). O. agglomeratum De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 4: 77 (1926). O. ahia A.Chev., Veg. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 5: 244 (1909). O. bequaertii De Wild., Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 7(Suppl.): 4 (1919). O. boyankombo De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 4: 81 (1926). O. bracteatum Baudon, Ann. Inst. Bot.-Géol. Colon. Marseille, IV, 7: 29 (1929). O. brieyi De Wild., Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 7(Suppl.): 6 (1919). O. busange De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 4: 84 (1926). O. cabrae De Wild., Miss. Ém. Laurent 1: 421 (1907). O. claessensii De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 4: 86 (1926). O. elatum Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 16 (1875). O. ghesquierei De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 4: 87 (1926). O. lecomteanum Pierre ex Engl., Mo......read more on Wikipedia.
30 Omphalocarpum species found, including:
Climate
What environment do Omphalocarpum prefer?
| Place | Rain (24h) | Sun | Humidity Hum. | Wind | |
| Loading... | 0.8in | 918umol | 64% | 4mph | |
| Loading... | 1.2in | 12umol | 84% | 9mph | |
| Loading... | 0in | 18umol | 81% | 11mph | |
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Where do Omphalocarpum grow?
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