Emmenosperma

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Emmenosperma
Emmenosperma alphitonioides at Foxground, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Emmenosperma
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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.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Emmenosperma". The Plant List.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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. doi:10.1007/s12225-015-9593-6. S2CID 255563541. Retrieved 2020-08-11.