Emmenosperma
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Emmenosperma is a small genus of mostly tropical trees in the Buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae
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The name comes from the Greek "emmeno" meaning (I cleave) and "sperma", (seed). It refers to the seeds remaining after the fruit valves have fallen away.
The following species are recognised:
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae, the Buckthorn family, is a large family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs and some vines.The family contains 50-60 genera and approximately 870-900 species. The Rhamnaceae have a worldwide distribution, but are more common in the subtropical and tropical regions...
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The name comes from the Greek "emmeno" meaning (I cleave) and "sperma", (seed). It refers to the seeds remaining after the fruit valves have fallen away.
The following species are recognised:
- Emmenosperma alphitonioidesEmmenosperma alphitonioidesEmmenosperma alphitonioides known as the Yellow Ash or Bonewood is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It grows from Clyde River, New South Wales near Batemans Bay , to Cape York Peninsula in at the most northerly part of Australia...
F.Muell. AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - Emmenosperma cunninghamii Benth.
- Emmenosperma micropetalum (A.C.Sm.) M.C.Johnst.
- Emmenosperma pancherianum Baill.
- Emmenosperma papuanum (Merr. & L.M.Perry) M.C.Johnst.