#family_Lepidobotryaceae__Lepidobotryaceae family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa
supertype: #rosid_dicot_family__rosiddicotfamily a family of dicotyledonous plants
member of: #order_Geraniales
member: #genus_Lepidobotrys a genus of dicotyledonous trees belonging to the family Lepidobotryaceae
member: #lepidobotrys African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds
member: #genus_Ruptiliocarpon__Ruptiliocarpon new (1993) genus of trees of Central America now recognized as similar to those of genus Lepidobotrys
member: #Ruptiliocarpon_caracolito__caracolito large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families
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