Nothobaccaurea
Nothobaccaurea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Tribe: | Antidesmeae |
Subtribe: | Scepinae |
Genus: | Nothobaccaurea Haegens |
Type species | |
Nothobaccaurea stylaris (Müll.Arg.) Haegens |
Nothobaccaurea is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 2000.[1][2] It is native to various islands in the Pacific.[3] The genus is named for its false resemblance with Baccaurea.
Nothobaccaurea grows in primary or secondary rain forest. In Fiji it is known by a number of local names, innoka, kailoa, midra, sinumbuta, and vurevure. Nothobaccaurea is a shrub or tree that grows between 2-20 metres in height, it flowers and fruits throughout the year.[4]
- Species[3]
- Nothobaccaurea pulvinata (A.C.Sm.) Haegens - Viti Levu
- Nothobaccaurea stylaris (Müll.Arg.) Haegens - Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu
References
- ↑ Haegens, Raoul Martin Anne Peter. 2000. Blumea, Supplement 12: 198
- ↑ Tropicos, Nothobaccaurea Haegens
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/specN/Nothobaccaurea.htm
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