Psammomoya

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Psammomoya
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Psammomoya
Diels & Loes. [1] [2]

Psammomoya is a genus of plants in the Celastraceae family, [1] endemic to Western Australia. [3] The genus was first described by Ludwig Diels and Ludwig Eduard Theodor Loesener in 1904, with the designated type species being Psammomoya choretroides . [1] [2]

There are four species in the genus: [3]

Description

In Psammomoya the leaves are opposite and decussate, and reduced to cataphylls (scales). The bracteoles are ovate and the floral disc is broad and fused. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Psammomoya". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G (6 December 1904). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (in Latin). 35 (2–3): 339, fig. 41 A–H.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 3 G.J. Keighery (2002). "Psammomoya (Celastraceae), a taxonomic review". Nuytsia . 14 (3): 385–392. doi:10.58828/NUY00372. ISSN   0085-4417. Wikidata   Q100730145.