Rapanea
Rapanea | |
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Rapanea melanophloeos | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Rapanea Aubl. |
Type species | |
Rapanea guianensis Aublet | |
Species | |
see text |
Rapanea is a genus of plant in family Primulaceae. It has often been placed in synonymy with Myrsine, and many species have been moved to Myrsine.[1][2]
Species include:
- Rapanea acuminata
- Rapanea gilliana (Sond.) Mez
- Rapanea mccomishii Sprague - Lord Howe Island
- Rapanea melanophloeos - Southern Africa
- Rapanea myrtillina Mez - Lord Howe Island
- Rapanea parvifolia
- Rapanea perakensis (King & Gamble) B.C.Stone - Malaysia endemic
- Rapanea platystigma (F.Muell.) Mez - Lord Howe Island
- Rapanea rhododendroides - a good tree for timber in Kenya
- Rapanea seychellarum Mez - Seychelles endemic
- Rapanea striata Mez - India endemic
External links
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References
- ↑ Wagner, W. L.; D. R. Herbst, & S. H. Sohmer (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 934.
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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