Wilkiea

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Wilkiea
Wilkiea huegeliana Barrenjoey.JPG
Fruiting Wilkiea huegeliana at Barrenjoey, Australia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Monimiaceae
Genus: Wilkiea
F.Muell.[1]
Species

See text.

Wilkiea is a genus of dioecious[2] trees and shrubs in the tribe[3] of the family Monimiaceae. They grow in Australia and New Guinea.[4] Mostly with toothed leaves which have short leaf stems. Leaves with many oil dots. The genus appears to have an Australian or southern origin.[5]

Species[]

There are 13 species in genus Wilkiea:[4]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?12842
  2. ^ "PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au.
  3. ^ http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Main/Index/Genus/..%5C..%5CClassification%5C94978.htm[dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Genus: Wilkiea F.Muell". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  5. ^ Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
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