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Ceodes

Ceodes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae.

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Ceodes
Ceodes umbellifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Ceodes
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Synonyms1
  • Calpidia Thouars
  • Heimerlia Skottsb.
  • Heimerliodendron Skottsb.
  • Timeroyea Montrouz.
  • Vieillardia Brongn. & Gris

Ceodes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae.1

It includes 20 species which range from the western Indian Ocean islands to Indochina, Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific.1

Species

There are 20 species assigned to this genus:1

  • Ceodes amplifolia (Heimerl) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – Tubuai Islands
  • Ceodes artensis (Montrouz.) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – New Caledonia
  • Ceodes austro-orientalis (J.Florence) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – Tuamotu (Mangareva) and Pitcairn Island
  • Ceodes brownii (J.Florence) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – Marquesas (Nuku Hiva)
  • Ceodes brunoniana (Endl.) Skottsb. – Lord Howe Island, Kermadec Islands, North Island of New Zealand, and Hawaiian Islands
  • Ceodes cauliflora (Scheff.) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – Timor to New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Maluku, and Marianas
  • Ceodes corniculata (Barg.-Petr.) Merr. & L.M.Perry – Maluku and western New Guinea
  • Ceodes coronata (Heimerl) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – Tubuai Islands (Rapa Iti)
  • Ceodes diandra (Pulle) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – New Guinea
  • Ceodes gigantocarpa (Heimerl) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – New Caledonia
  • Ceodes gracilescens (Heimerl) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – Society Islands (Tahiti)
  • Ceodes lanceolata (Poir.) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – Mauritius and Réunion
  • Ceodes longirostris (Teijsm. & Binn.) Merr. & L.M.Perry – Philippines, Maluku, Lesser Sunda Islands, and Papuasia
  • Ceodes merytifolia (Whistler) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – Samoan Islands
  • Ceodes muelleriana (Warb.) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – New Guinea and Solomon Islands
  • Ceodes rapaensis (J.Florence) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – Tubuai Islands (Rapa Iti)
  • Ceodes sechellarum (F.Friedmann) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – Mayotte and Seychelles (Silhouette)
  • Ceodes taitensis (Heimerl) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – Society Islands
  • Ceodes umbellifera J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. – Bangladesh to Indochina, Malesia, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Papuasia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific
  • Ceodes wagneriana (Fosberg) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo – Hawaiian Islands
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