| Phelline | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Phellinaceae Takht. [1] |
| Genus: | Phelline Labill. |
| Type species | |
| Phelline comosa Labill. [2] | |
Phelline is a genus of shrubs and the sole member of the family Phellinaceae, a family of flowering plants endemic to New Caledonia. [3] It is placed in the order Asterales and is related to two other small plant families: Alseuosmiaceae and Argophyllaceae. [4] It contains ten species. [3]
All species in the genus are endemic to New Caledonia. [3] The ten species are listed below. [5]