What is "pentodon"

Pentodon is a genus of plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. There appear to be only two species in the genus. They are found in Central America, Central and Southern Africa and the Seychelles.

Pentodon is a genus of beetles belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae, species of which include:

• Pentodon algerinus (Fuessly 1788)
• Pentodon bidens (Pallas 1771)
• Pentodon idiota (Herbst 1789)
• Pentodon quadridens (Gebler 1844)
• Pentodon variolopunctatus (Fairmaire 1879)

Pentodon is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to:

• Pentodon (beetle), a genus of beetles in the Scarabaeidae family
• Pentodon (plant), a genus of plants in the Rubiaceae family