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Embelia

Embelia is a genus of climbing shrubs once placed in the family Myrsinaceae, which is now included in the Primulaceae. There are about 130 species which occur in tropical and subtropical areas across a wide range including Africa and Madagascar and from eastern Asia to the Pacific Islands as well as Australia including:Embelia angustifolia (A. DC.) A. DC. Embelia australiana (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey - native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia Embelia basaal (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC. Embelia caulialata S.T.Reynolds Embelia curvinervia S.T.Reynolds Embelia demissa Cordem. Embelia disticha Fletcher Embelia floribunda Wall. Embelia grandifolia Fletcher Embelia grayi S.T.Reynolds Embelia laeta (L.) Mez. Embelia longifolia (Benth.) Hemsl. Embelia macrocarpa King & Gamble Embelia rowlandii Gilg Embelia oblongifolia Hemsl. Embelia pulchella Mez. Embelia ribes Burm. f. - false black pepper, white-flowered embelia Embelia ruminata (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) Mez Embelia schimperi Vatke Embelia sessiliflora Kurz. Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC.

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Embelia
Embelia demissa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Embelia
Burm.f.
Species

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Synonyms

Ribesiodes Kuntze
Samara L.

Embelia is a genus of climbing shrubs once placed in the family Myrsinaceae,1 which is now included in the Primulaceae.2 There are about 130 species which occur in tropical and subtropical areas across a wide range including Africa and Madagascar and from eastern Asia to the Pacific Islands as well as Australia including:1

  • Embelia angustifolia (A. DC.) A. DC.
  • Embelia australiana (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey3 - native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia1
  • Embelia basaal (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC.4
  • Embelia caulialata S.T.Reynolds3
  • Embelia curvinervia S.T.Reynolds3
  • Embelia demissa Cordem.
  • Embelia disticha Fletcher5
  • Embelia floribunda Wall.4
  • Embelia grandifolia Fletcher5
  • Embelia grayi S.T.Reynolds3
  • Embelia laeta (L.) Mez.5
  • Embelia longifolia (Benth.) Hemsl.5
  • Embelia macrocarpa King & Gamble5
  • Embelia rowlandii Gilg6
  • Embelia oblongifolia Hemsl.5
  • Embelia pulchella Mez.5
  • Embelia ribes Burm. f. - false black pepper, white-flowered embelia5
  • Embelia ruminata (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) Mez
  • Embelia schimperi Vatke4
  • Embelia sessiliflora Kurz.5
  • Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC.4
References

References

  1. "Genus Embelia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  2. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083.
  3. "Embelia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  4. "Genus: Embelia Burm. f." Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  5. "Sorting Embelia names". Multilingual Multiscript Plant Database. The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  6. "Embelia Burm.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-02-26.