Wittsteinia balansae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Alseuosmiaceae |
Genus: | Wittsteinia |
Species: | W. balansae |
Binomial name | |
Wittsteinia balansae | |
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Wittsteinia balansae is a species of shrub in the Alseuosmiaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia. It was originally described in its own genus Periomphale. [1] [2]
Solmsia is a genus containing one or two species of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. The genus was named to honor Hermann zu Solms-Laubach by Henri Ernest Baillon. It is related to Arnhemia, Deltaria, Gonystylus and Lethedon.
Oncotheca is a genus of tree endemic to New Caledonia. There are two species, Oncotheca balansae and Oncotheca humboldtiana.
Deplanchea is a genus of about eight species of tropical rainforest trees, constituting part of the plant family Bignoniaceae.
Achlydosa glandulosa is a species of orchid endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Achlydosa. This species has previously been placed in the genus Megastylis. Its closest relative is Pterostylis, the sole other genus of subtribe Pterostylidinae.
Amphorogyne is a genus of hemiparasitic trees and shrubs in the family Santalaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains three species. Its closest relative is Daenikera, also endemic to New Caledonia.
Stromatopteris is a genus of fern in the family Gleicheniaceae, endemic to New Caledonia. The only species in the genus is Stromatopteris moniliformis. Its closest relative is the more widespread genus Gleichenia.
Nemuaron vieillardii is a species of trees in the Atherospermataceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Nemuaron. Its closest relative is the monotypic genus Atherosperma from Australia.
Salaciopsis is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Celastraceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains six species.
Menepetalum is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Celastraceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains four species. Its closest relative is Dinghoua from Australia.
Peripterygia marginata is a species of shrubs in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Peripterygia. Its closest relatives are Crossopetalum and Siphonodon.
Dicarpellum is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Celastraceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains four species. Its closest relative is Hypsophila from Australia.
Daenikera corallina is a plant parasite species in the Santalaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Daenikera. Its closest relative is Amphorogyne, also endemic to New Caledonia.
Myrtopsis is a genus of shrubs in the family Rutaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains c. 8 species.
Elaphanthera baumannii is a species of hemiparasitic shrub in the Santalaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Elaphanthera, probably related to Exocarpos.
Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie is an ongoing multi-volume flora describing the vascular plants of New Caledonia in the South-West Pacific. published by the National Museum of Natural History in Paris since 1967. Each species treatment typically includes taxonomic information, morphological description, a line drawing and a distribution map. Originally published as Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances, since 2014 it has been renamed shortly Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie and is co-published with Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in a fully colored format. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie currently consists of 27 volumes, covering little over 50% of a total of approximately 3,400 species native to the New Caledonian archipelago. Major botanical families awaiting treatment include Rubiaceae, Cyperaceae, Rutaceae, and Poaceae.
The main diversity among genus Araucaria is hosted in New Caledonia, where 14 species, all endemic, are described out of a total of 20 extant species. These New Caledonian species are mainly found as dispersed populations in open areas, where competition is less intense.
Acianthus elegans, commonly known as the elegant acianthus, is a species of mosquito orchids, plants in the genus Acianthus. It is found in New Caledonia.
Robert Virot, was a French botanist.
Hugh Shaw MacKee previously known as Hugh Shaw McKee was a botanist who was born in Northern Ireland, but who collected in Australia and Oceania, and finally in New Caledonia, where together with his wife and other collaborators, he collected over 46,000 specimens.
Philippe Morat is a researcher mainly in the field of tropical botany. He is a corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences.