Wilkiea

Wilkiea is a genus of dioecious[2] trees and shrubs in the Mollinedieae tribe[3] of the family Monimiaceae. They grow in Australia and New Guinea.[4][5] Mostly with toothed leaves which have short leaf stems. Leaves with many oil dots. The genus appears to have an Australian or southern origin.[6]

Wilkiea
Fruiting Wilkiea huegeliana at Barrenjoey, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Monimiaceae
Genus: Wilkiea
F.Muell.[1]
Species

See text.

Species
  • Wilkiea angustifolia
  • Wilkiea austroqueenslandica
  • Wilkiea calyptrocalyx
  • Wilkiea foremanii
  • Wilkiea huegeliana
  • Wilkiea loxocarya
  • Wilkiea macooraia
  • Wilkiea macrophylla
  • Wilkiea wardellii[7]

References
  1. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?12842
  2. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Wilkiea
  3. http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Main/Index/Genus/..%5C..%5CClassification%5C94978.htm
  4. http://www.gbif.net/species/browse/resource/40/taxon/10872705/
  5. http://www.gbif.net/species/browse/resource/40/taxon/10872705/
    • Floyd, A.G., Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia, Inkata Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-9589436-7-3 page 226
  7. http://www.gbif.net/species/browse/resource/40/taxon/10872705/
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