Symphonia (genus)
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Symphonia is a genus of tropical woody plants, specifically trees[2] in the family Clusiaceae. The genus has its diversity center in Madagascar and one species (Symphonia globulifera) disjunct in the Afrotropic and the Neotropic in the Amazon Rainforest.
Because of this particular distribution pattern, the origin of the genus is controversial: two hypotheses have been proposed, one suggesting an Amazon origin, the other a Madagascar origin.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Symphonia Linnaeus f. (HTML). Index Nominum Genericorum database (1996-02-09). Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ Denis M. Kearns (1998-08-13). 14. SYMPHONIA L. f. (HTML). Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
[edit] External links
Information related to Symphonia (Clusiaceae) from Wikispecies.- Symphonia L.f. (HTML). Classificação segundo a Flora brasiliensis. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- upplementum plantarum Systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, Generum plantarum editionis sextae, et Specierum plantarum editionis secunda /editum a Carolo a Linne ... (HTML). Botanicus. Missouri Botanical Garden (1781). Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
