Malania
Encyclopedia
Malania is a genus of plant
in family Olacaceae
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Olacaceae
Olacaceae
Olacaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Santalales. They are woody plants, native throughout the tropical regions of the world....
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Malania oleiferaMalania oleiferaMalania oleifera is a species of plant in the Olacaceae family. It is endemic to China. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Sun, W. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Chun & Lee
See also
- Malania anjouanae, an junior synonym of Latimeria chalumnaeLatimeria chalumnaeWest Indian Ocean coelacanth is a species of coelacanth, known for its vivid blue pigment. It is the better known of the two extant species.-Biological characteristics:...
named after Daniel François Malan.