Galearia

Galearia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Pandaceae
Genus: Galearia
Zoll. & Moritzi
Synonyms[1]
  • Bennettia R.Br. in J.J.Bennett
  • Cremostachys Tul.

Galearia is a genus of plant of the family Pandaceae. It is native to Indochina, insular Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[1] They are large trees or shrubs which exudate a white liquid.

Accepted species:[1]

  1. Galearia aristifera Miq. - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
  2. Galearia celebica Koord. - Sulawesi, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands
  3. Galearia filiformis (Blume) Boerl. - Java, Sumatra
  4. Galearia fulva (Tul.) Miq. - Indochina, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra, Philippines
  5. Galearia maingayi Hook.f. - Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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