Nothobaccaurea

Nothobaccaurea
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]
  1. Nothobaccaurea pulvinata (A.C.Sm.) Haegens - Viti Levu
  2. Nothobaccaurea stylaris (Müll.Arg.) Haegens - Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu

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