Doryphora

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Doryphora
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Doryphora sassafras
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Atherospermataceae
Genus: Doryphora
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Doryphora is a genus of 2 species of flowering plants in the family Atherospermataceae that are endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Doryphora are medium-sized to tall trees with glabrous, leathery, sometimes serrated leaves, and flowers usually arranged in groups of 3, each flower with both make and female parts, usually 4 or 6 tepals, 6 stamens and 6 to 12 carpels.

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Description

Plants in the genus Doryphora are medium-sized to tall trees with aromatic bark and leaves. The leaves af glabrous, leathery and sometimes deeply serrated. The flowers are bisexual, usually borne in groups of 3 in leaf axils, with large bracts covering the flower, but falling off as the flower matures. Each flower has a bell-shaped hypanthium, usually 4 or 6 tepals, six male stamens, 6 to 12 staminodes, and 6 to 12 carpels. The fruit is oval to cyindrical or urn-shaped, and splits into 2 to 4 equal valves. [2] [3]

Taxonomy

The genus Doryphora was first formally described in 1837 by Stephan Endlicher in Genera Plantarum Secundum Ordines Naturales Disposita, and the first species he described (the type species) was Doryphora sassafras . [4] [5] The name of the genus means "spear-carrier", a reference to the prominent appendages on the anthers. [6]

List of species

The following is a list of Doryphora species accepted by Plants of the World Online as at May 2024: [7]

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References

  1. "Doryphora". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. Foreman, Donald B.; Whiffin, Trevor P. "Doryphora". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. Hardne, Gwen J. "Genus Doryphora". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. "Doryphora". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government . Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. Endlicher, Stephan (1837). Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita. New York: Apud F. Beck. p. 315. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. Robinson, Les (1991). Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney. Kenthurst, N.S.W.: Kangaroo Press. p. 353. ISBN   0864171927.
  7. "Doryphora". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.