| Wilkiea | |
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| Fruiting Wilkiea huegeliana at Barrenjoey, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Monimiaceae |
| Tribe: | Mollinedieae[1] |
| Genus: | Wilkiea F.Muell.[2] |
| Species | |
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Wilkiea is a genus of dioecious[3] trees and shrubs of the family Monimiaceae. They grow in Australia and New Guinea[4][5]. Mostly with toothed leaves which have short leaf stems. Leaves with many oil dots. The genus appears to have an Australian or southern origin.[6]