Protomegabaria

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Protomegabaria is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1911.Hutchinson. 1911. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 30, t. 2929[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40016646 Tropicos, Protomegabaria Hutch.] It is native to western and central Africa.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=165908 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.{{cite journal|doi=10.5252/a2014n1a9|title=Protomegabaria Hutch. (Phyllanthaceae): Some observations concerning its morphology, taxonomy and geography|year=2014|last1=Breteler|first1=Frans J.|journal=Adansonia|volume=36|pages=103–112|s2cid=129373317|doi-access=free}}

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1. Protomegabaria macrophylla (Pax) Hutch. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands
2. Protomegabaria meiocarpa J.Léonard - Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3. Protomegabaria stapfiana (Beille) Hutch. - West Africa (Liberia to Republic of the Congo)