Denhamia
| Denhamia | |
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| Denhamia oleaster | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Denhamia Meisn. |
Denhamia is a genus of plants within the family Celastraceae, with species in Australia and New Caledonia. The species inhabit a variety of environments, from rainforest to semi-arid savanna. All species grow as shrubs or small trees up to 10 metres in height. The genus is composed of nine species, with two currently unnamed species:
- Denhamia celastroides
- Denhamia fournieri
- Denhamia moorei
- Denhamia obscura
- Denhamia oleaster
- Denhamia parviflora
- Denhamia pittosporoides
- Denhamia viridissima
- Denhamia sp. Jardine River
- Denhamia sp. Junee Tableland
Some authors regard Denhamia as a paraphyletic genus which should properly include the Australasian Maytenus species.
References
McKenna, M.J., M.P. Simmons, C.D. Bacon and J.A. Lombardi. 2011. “Delimitation of the segregate genera of Maytenus sensu lato (Celastraceae) based on morphological and molecular characters.” Systematic Botany 36: 922–932. http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Celastraceae.htm
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