Crypteronia

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Crypteronia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Crypteroniaceae
Genus: Crypteronia
Blume 1826 [1]
Type species
Crypteronia paniculata
Blume

Crypteronia is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Crypteroniaceae. The genus includes seven species, ranging from eastern India through Southeast Asia and southern China to the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia and New Guinea.

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Species

Plants of the World Online lists: [2]

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References

  1. Blume, C.L. von 1826. Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 17: 1151
  2. Plants of the World Online: Crypteronia Blume (retrieved 2 February 2020)