Carpodetus
| Carpodetus | |
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| Carpodetus serratus in New Zealand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Rousseaceae |
| Genus: | Carpodetus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. |
| Species | |
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Carpodetus is a genus of flowering plants in the Rousseaceae family. It was formerly considered to lie within the Escalloniaceae. Its species mainly occur in New Guinea, though C. serratus is native to New Zealand. The genus is characterised by small trees with alternate, evergreen leaves, bearing small white flowers with few stamens.[1]
Species
Described species include: [2]
- Carpodetus amplus Reeder
- Carpodetus arboreus (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) Schltr.
- Carpodetus archboldianus Reeder
- Carpodetus denticulatus (Ridl.) Reeder
- Carpodetus flexuosus (Ridl.) Reeder
- Carpodetus fuscus Reeder
- Carpodetus grandiflorus Schltr.
- Carpodetus major Schltr.
- Carpodetus montanus (Ridl.) Reeder
- Carpodetus pullei Schltr.
- Carpodetus serratus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
References
- ↑ Praglowski, Joseph; & Grafström, Elizabeth (1985). "The genus Carpodetus (Escalloniaceae): a pollenmorphological enigma". Grana 24: 11–21. doi:10.1080/00173138509427419.
- ↑ "Carpodetus". The Plant List: A working list of all plant species. The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 2014-02-06.