Schizomeria
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Genus: | Schizomeria
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Schizomeria is a genus with 10 species of plants belonging to the family Cunoniaceae.[1][2] There are two species in Australia. Others occur in New Guinea, the Moluccas and the Solomon Islands. The fruit is a fleshy drupe.
The name is from the Greek, meaning I cut a portion of. Referring to the petals which appear as if parts have been cut from the petal tips.[3]
References
- ^ "Schizomeria". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online.
- ^ "Schizomeria". Zipcode Zoo.
- ^ Floyd, A.G., Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia, Inkata Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-9589436-7-3 page 117