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Paracryphia

Paracryphia is a genus of a single species, Paracryphia alticola, a small tree or shrub endemic to New Caledonia in the family Paracryphiaceae. Its closest relative is Sphenostemon.

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Paracryphia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Paracryphiales
Family: Paracryphiaceae
Genus: Paracryphia
Baker f.2
Species:
P. alticola
Binomial name
Paracryphia alticola
Synonyms3

Species

  • Ascarina alticola Schltr.
  • Paracryphia alticola var. suaveolens (Baker f.) Steenis
  • Paracryphia suaveolens Baker f.

Paracryphia is a genus of a single species, Paracryphia alticola, a small tree or shrub endemic to New Caledonia4 in the family Paracryphiaceae. Its closest relative is Sphenostemon.5

References

References

  1. "Paracryphia alticola (Schltr.) Steenis". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. "Paracryphia Baker f." International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. POWO (2023). "Paracryphia alticola (Schltr.) Steenis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. Jérémie, J. (1996). "Paracryphiaceae". In Aubréville, André; Morat, Philippe (eds.). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et dépendances (in French). Vol. 20. Paris: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle. pp. 107–111. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  5. Tank, David C.; Donoghue, Michael J. (1 April 2010). "Phylogeny and Phylogenetic Nomenclature of the Campanulidae Based on an Expanded Sample of Genes and Taxa" (PDF). Systematic Botany. 35 (2): 425–441. doi:10.1600/036364410791638306. JSTOR 40802453. S2CID 27856073. Retrieved 2023-01-02 – via Donoghue Lab at Yale University.