Schizomeria

Schizomeria
Schizomeria ovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Oxalidales
Family:Cunoniaceae
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]

Selected species

References

  1. "Schizomeria". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online.
  2. "Schizomeria". Zipcode Zoo.
  3. Floyd, A.G., Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia, Inkata Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-9589436-7-3 page 117
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