Rapanea

Rapanea
	Rapanea melanophloeos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Subfamily:	Myrsinoideae
Genus:	Rapanea; Aubl.
Type species
	; 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:

(Sond.) Mez
Rapanea longifolia (Nadeaud) Mez - French Polynesia
Rapanea mccomishii Sprague - Lord Howe Island
Rapanea melanophloeos - Southern Africa
Rapanea myrtillina Mez - Lord Howe Island
Rapanea perakensis (King & Gamble) B.C.Stone - Malaysia endemic
Rapanea platystigma (F.Muell.) Mez - Lord Howe Island
- a good tree for timber in Kenya
Rapanea seychellarum Mez - Seychelles endemic
Rapanea striata Mez - India endemic

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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[wagner-1] Wagner, W. L.; D. R. Herbst & S. H. Sohmer (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 934.

[2] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 29 January 2014.

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