Emmenosperma
| Emmenosperma | |
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| Emmenosperma alphitonioides at Foxground, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Emmenosperma F.Muell. |
Emmenosperma is a small genus of mostly tropical trees in the family Rhamnaceae.[1] The name comes from the Greek "emmeno" meaning (I cleave) and "sperma", (seed). It refers to the seeds remaining after the fruit valves have fallen away.[2] It is related to Jaffrea,[3] endemic to New Caledonia.
List of species
[edit]- Emmenosperma alphitonioides F.Muell. Australia
- Emmenosperma cunninghamii Benth.
- Emmenosperma micropetalum (A.C.Sm.) M.C.Johnst.
- Emmenosperma pancherianum Baill.
- Emmenosperma papuanum (Merr. & L.M.Perry) M.C.Johnst.
References
[edit]- ^ "Emmenosperma". The Plant List.
- ^ Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ Hopkins, Helen C. F.; Pillon, Yohan; Stacy, Elizabeth A.; Kellermann., J. (2015-10-10). "Jaffrea, a New Genus of Rhamnaceae Endemic to New Caledonia, with Notes on Alphitonia and Emmenosperma". Kew Bulletin. 70 (42). Springer Science+Business Media: 42. Bibcode:2015KewBu..70...42H. doi:10.1007/s12225-015-9593-6. S2CID 255563541. Retrieved 2020-08-11.