| Fontainea pancheri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Fontainea |
| Species: | F. pancheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Fontainea pancheri | |
| Synonyms [3] | |
Fontainea pancheri is a small tree or shrub endemic to New Caledonia in the family, Euphorbiaceae, which grows to a height of 15 m. [3]
Fontainea pancheri is a small dioecious tree growing to 15 m. The colour of the stem exudate is clear or reddish-brown. [3] Both male and female flowers are white. Male flowers have 18 - 32 stamens and occur in well furnished bunches. The female inflorescences are considerably meaner. [3]
Fontainea pancheri is common on the Grande Terre. [3]
The plant was first described in 1862 by Henri Ernest Baillon in the journal Adansonia. [4] [5] The name was changed by Édouard Marie Heckel in 1870 when he described the genus, Fontainea in "Étude au point de vue Botanique et Thérapeutique sur la Fontainea pancheri (Nobis)". [1] [2]
The specific epithet, pancheri, derives from the name "Pancher" and honours the botanist Jean Armand Isidore Pancher who worked in New Caledonia. [5]
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