Petalostigma | |
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Petalostigma pubescens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Picrodendraceae |
Tribe: | Caletieae |
Subtribe: | Petalostigmatinae |
Genus: | Petalostigma F.Muell. |
Type species | |
Petalostigma quadriloculare | |
Synonyms [2] | |
HylococcusR.Br. ex T.Mitch. |
Petalostigma is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae and the monogeneric subtribe Petalostigmatinae, first defined by von Mueller in 1857. [3] [4] [1] It is native to New Guinea and Australia. [2] [5] They are evergreen, dioecious shrubs or trees. [6]
In local medicine, pregnancy is said to be avoided by eating the fruit of the quinine bush ( Petalostigma pubescens ), which does not actually contains quinine. Another example is Petalostigma triloculare which features exploding fruit.
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