Trochocarpa

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Trochocarpa
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Trochocarpa laurina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Styphelioideae
Tribe: Styphelieae
Genus: Trochocarpa
R.Br. [1]

Trochocarpa (Greek trochos = wheel, carpos = fruit) [2] is a genus of shrubs or small trees, of the plant family Ericaceae. They occur naturally through coastal and montane eastern Australian rainforests and mountain shrublands and in New Guinea, Borneo and Sulawesi (Malesia). [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Trochocarpa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. Wapstra, Mark (2010). Tasmanian plant names unravelled. Launceston, Tasmania: Fullers Bookshop Pty Ltd. p. 126. ISBN   9780980472028.
  3. 1 2 3 Wiecek, Barbara (July 2001). "Trochocarpa – New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
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  5. Sleumer (1964) Flora Malesiana. Digitised, online "Trochocarpa arfakensis" . Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  6. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Trochocarpa bellendenkerensis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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  8. Sleumer (1964) Flora Malesiana. Digitised, online "Trochocarpa dekockii" . Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  9. Sleumer (1964) Flora Malesiana. Digitised, online "Trochocarpa disperma" . Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  10. Sleumer (1964) Flora Malesiana. Digitised, online "Trochocarpa gjelleruppi" . Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  11. Sleumer (1964) Flora Malesiana. Digitised, online "Trochocarpa laurina" . Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  12. Sleumer (1964) Flora Malesiana. Digitised, online "Trochocarpa nubicola" . Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  13. Sleumer (1964) Flora Malesiana. Digitised, online "Trochocarpa nutans" . Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  14. Sleumer (1964) Flora Malesiana. Digitised, online "Trochocarpa papuana" . Retrieved 11 June 2013.

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