Gymnosporia

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Gymnosporia
Gymnosporia montana in Andhra Pradesh, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Gymnosporia
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Arn.) Hook.f.
Old fruit and seed of G. tenuispina

Gymnosporia is an

dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[2]

Range

The genus occurs in all of Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands, southern Spain, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, southern China, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, Malesia, Micronesia, and in Queensland, Australia.[1] In the Afrotropical realm the two main centers of diversity are in the south and the northeast.

Species

The genus includes some 114 species:[3]

References

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  3. ^ "Gymnosporia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-27.