Hedycarya

Hedycarya
Hedycarya arborea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Monimiaceae
Genus: Hedycarya
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Species

See text.

Synonyms

Carnegiea Perkins
Carnegieodoxa Perkins

Hedycarya is a genus of trees and shrubs of the family Monimiaceae. Species occur in South East Asia, New Caledonia, Australia and Polynesia including New Zealand.[1]

The genus was named and formerly described in 1776 by botanists Johann and Georg Forster in Characteres Generum Plantarum .[2]

Selected species

Hedycarya alternifolia Hemsl.
Hedycarya angustifolia A.Cunn. – Australian, Austral or Native Mulberry (native to Australia)
Hedycarya aragoensis Jérémie– (endemic to New Caledonia)
Hedycarya arborea J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.– Pigeonwood or Porokaiwhiri (endemic to New Zealand)
Hedycarya badaunii Baill.– (endemic to New Caledonia)
Hedycarya balansaei Perkins
Hedycarya caledonica Guillaumin
Hedycarya chrysophylla Perkins– (endemic to New Caledonia)
Hedycarya comptonii S.Moore
Hedycarya crassifolia Gillespie
Hedycarya cupulata Baill.– Niambo (endemic to New Caledonia)
Hedycarya denticulata (A.Gray) Perkins & Gilg– (endemic to Samoa)
Hedycarya dorstenioides A.Gray
Hedycarya engleriana S.Moore– (endemic to New Caledonia)
Hedycarya erythrocarpa Perkins
Hedycarya grandiflora Perkins
Hedycarya microcarpa Perkins
Hedycarya neoebudica Guillaumin
Hedycarya ovalifolia Guillaumin
Hedycarya parvifolia Perkins & Schltr.– (endemic to New Caledonia)
Hedycarya perbracteolata Jérémie– (endemic to New Caledonia)
Hedycarya perkinsiana S.Moore
Hedycarya rivularis Guillaumin– (endemic to New Caledonia)
Hedycarya saligna S.Moore
Hedycarya sinuato–dentata Perkins
Hedycarya spectabilis Perkins
Hedycarya symplocoides S.Moore– (endemic to New Caledonia)
Hedycarya tapeinospermifolia Guillaumin
Hedycarya verticillata Guillaumin

list sources : [2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. "Genus Hedycarya". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  2. 1 2 "Hedycarya". APNI, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  3. "Query Results for Hedycarya" Check |url= value (help). IPNI. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  4. "Genre Hedycarya R.Br.". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  5. "HEDYCARYA J. R. et G. Forst., 1776". Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  6. "Hedycarya denticulata" Check |url= value (help). Index of Botanical Specimens. Harvard University Herbaria. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
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