Maranthes is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1825.Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1825. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 89 in LatinTropicos, Maranthes Blume Prance, G. T. & F. White. 1988. The genera of Chrysobalanaceae: a study in practical and theoretical taxonomy and its relevance to evolutionary biology. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 320: 1–184.
Maranthes is native to tropical regions of Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, Central America, and various oceanic islands.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Species Maranthes aubrevillei - W Africa Maranthes chrysophylla - W + C Africa Maranthes corymbosa - Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Papuasia, Philippines, Palau Maranthes floribunda - C Africa Maranthes gabunensis - C Africa Maranthes glabra - W + C Africa Maranthes goetzeniana - Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe Maranthes kerstingii - W + C Africa Maranthes panamensis - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama Maranthes polyandra - from Ivory Coast to South Sudan Maranthes robusta - W Africa Maranthes sanagensis - Cameroon
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