Desplatsia

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Desplatsia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.{{cite web |title=Desplatsia Bocq. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39413-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=15 May 2021 |language=en}}

Its native range is Western Tropical Africa to Uganda.

The genus name of Desplatsia is in honour of Mr Desplats, thought possibly to be {{ill|Victor Desplats|fr}} (1819–1888).{{cite book | last=Burkhardt | first=Lotte | title=Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition |trans-title=Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition | publisher=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin | year=2018 | isbn=978-3-946292-26-5 | url=https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018 |format=pdf |language=German |location=Berlin | doi=10.3372/epolist2018 |access-date=1 January 2021}}

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Category:Grewioideae

Category:Malvaceae genera