Geissois denhamii

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Geissois denhamii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Cunoniaceae
Genus: Geissois
Species:
G. denhamii
Binomial name
Geissois denhamii

Geissois denhamii is a species of forest trees endemic to the island nation of Vanuatu in the Pacific. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Seemann, Berthold C. (1866). "Geissois denhamii Labill.". Flora vitiensis: a description of the plants of the Viti or Fiji islands, with an account of their history, uses, and properties (Digitised, online, via biodiversitylibrary.org). Vol. 1. London: L. Reeve (1865-73). p. 109. Retrieved 23 Dec 2013.
  2. 1 2 Hopkins, H. C. F.; Rozefelds, A. C.; Pillon, Y. (18 Oct 2013). "Karrabina gen. nov. (Cunoniaceae), for the Australian species previously placed in Geissois, and a synopsis of genera in the tribe Geissoieae". Australian Systematic Botany. 26 (3): 169 (167–185). doi:10.1071/SB12037. S2CID   82883678.