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 | |
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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
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References
- ↑ Wagner, W. L.; D. R. Herbst, and 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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