Trevesia
Appearance
Trevesia | |
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Trevesia palmata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Araliaceae |
Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
Genus: | Trevesia Vis., 1842 |
Species | |
7, see text | |
Synonyms | |
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Trevesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae. They are native to Southeast Asia. They are trees with spiny trunks. They grow in evergreen forest habitat. The genus is characterized by palmately lobed leaves, pedicels lacking articulations, at least six petals per flower, and at least six locules per ovary.[1]
There are 7 species.[1]
Species include:
- Trevesia arborea
- Trevesia beccarii
- Trevesia burckii
- Trevesia lateospina
- Trevesia palmata
- Trevesia sundaica
- Trevesia valida
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jebb, M. H. P. (1998). A revision of the genus Trevesia (Araliaceae). Glasra 3 85-113.