Nothobaccaurea

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Nothobaccaurea

Genus of flowering plants

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. Like Baccaurea, it is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[4]

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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.[5]

Species[3]
  1. Nothobaccaurea pulvinata (A.C.Sm.) Haegens - Viti Levu
  2. Nothobaccaurea stylaris (Müll.Arg.) Haegens - Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu

References

  1. [1]
    Haegens, Raoul Martin Anne Peter. 2000. Blumea, Supplement 12: 198
  2. [2]
    Tropicos, Nothobaccaurea Haegens
  3. [3]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. [4]
    Hoffmann, Petra; Kathriarachchi, Hashendra; Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2006). "A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato)". Kew Bulletin. 61 (1): 37–53. JSTOR 20443245.
  5. [5]
    "Nothobaccaurea".


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