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Nothobaccaurea

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Nothobaccaurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Malpighiales
Family:
Phyllanthaceae
Tribe:
Antidesmeae
Subtribe:
Scepinae
Genus:
Nothobaccaurea

Type species
Nothobaccaurea stylaris

Nothobaccaurea is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 2000.[1][2] It is native to various islands in the Pacific.[3] The genus is named for its false resemblance with Baccaurea.

Nothobaccaurea grows in primary or secondary rain forest. In Fiji it is known by a number of local names, innoka, kailoa, midra, sinumbuta, and vurevure. Nothobaccaurea is a shrub or tree that grows between 2–20 metres in height, it flowers and fruits throughout the year.[4]

Species[3]
  1. Nothobaccaurea pulvinata (A.C.Sm.) Haegens - Viti Levu
  2. Nothobaccaurea stylaris (Müll.Arg.) Haegens - Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu

References

  1. ^ Haegens, Raoul Martin Anne Peter. 2000. Blumea, Supplement 12: 198
  2. ^ Tropicos, Nothobaccaurea Haegens
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/specN/Nothobaccaurea.htm


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