Geijera
Geijera | |
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Geijera parviflora | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Subfamily: | Zanthoxyloideae |
Genus: | Geijera Schott[1] |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Geijera is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family
Description
Plants in the genus Geijera are shrubs or trees with simple leaves arranged alternately. They have small, bisexual flowers arranged in many-flowered panicles in upper leaf
Taxonomy
The genus Geijera was first formally described in 1834 by Schott in his book Rutaceae - Fragmenta Botanica and the first species to be describe (the type species) was Geijera salicifolia.[6] The name Geijera honours J.D. Geijer, a 17th century Swedish botanist.[3]
Species list
The following is a list of species accepted by the Australian Plant Census,[7] or Plants of the World Online[2] for species outside Australia:
- Geijera balansae Schinz & Guillaumin – New Caledonia
- Baill.– New Caledonia
- Geijera deplanchei (Pancher & Siebert) Däniker – New Caledonia
- J.M.Black– South Australia, Western Australia
- Lindl.– Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia
- Geijera salicifolia Schott – New Guinea, New Caledonia, Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory.
Plants of the World Online includes G. helmsiae and G. paniculata but the Australian Plants Census lists these as
Distribution and habitat
Most species of Geijera grow in tropical or subtropical rainforest. Three species occur on New Caledonia, and three in Australia, two of which are endemic.[4]
References
- ^ "Geijera". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Geijera". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ a b Hartley, Thomas G.; Wilson, Annette J.G. (ed.) (2013). Flora of Australia (Volume 26). Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study. p. 78. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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has generic name (help) - ^ a b Duretto, Marco F. "Geijera". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Duretto, Marco F/. "Genus Geijera". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Geijera". APNI. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Geijera". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Coatesia paniculata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- Media related to Geijera at Wikimedia Commons