Fontainea
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| Fontainea | |
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| Fontainea oraria | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Codiaeae |
| Genus: | Fontainea Heckel |
| Type species | |
| Fontainea pancheri (Baill.) Heckel | |
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Fontainea is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 9 species, found from Australia (6 spp.), New Caledonia and Vanuatu (1 sp.), and Papua New Guinea (2 spp.).
One species, Fontainea oraria, the coast fontainea, is known only from 10 living plants growing on private property near Lennox Head in northern New South Wales, Australia. Its status is highly endangered.
Species include:[1]
- Fontainea australis Jessup & Guymer
- Fontainea borealis P.I.Forst.
- Fontainea fugax P.I.Forst.
- Fontainea oraria Jessup & Guymer
- Fontainea pancheri (Baill.) Heckel
- Fontainea picrosperma C.T.White
- Fontainea rostrata Jessup & Guymer
- Fontainea subpapuana P.I.Forst.
- Fontainea venosa Jessup & Guymer
References
- ↑ "Fontainea". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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