Schizomeria

Schizomeria
Schizomeria ovata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Cunoniaceae
Genus: Schizomeria
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Schizomeria is a genus with 10 species of plants in the family Cunoniaceae.[1][2] There are two species in Australia. Others occur in New Guinea, the Moluccas and the Solomon Islands. The fruit is a fleshy drupe.

The name is from the Greek, meaning I cut a portion of. Referring to the petals which appear as if parts have been cut from the petal tips.[3]

Selected species

References

  1. ^ "Schizomeria". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online.
  2. ^ "Schizomeria". Zipcode Zoo. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14.
  3. ^ Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. Retrieved 2010-06-19.


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