Berrya
| Berrya | |
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| Berrya cordifolia - MHNT | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brownlowioideae |
| Genus: | Berrya Roxb. (1819), nom. cons. |
| Species[1] | |
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6; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Berrya is a genus of evergreen trees with fibrous bark, which range from tropical Asia to northern Australia and the southwestern Pacific.[1] The plants are valuable for their timber. The flowers are showy, with large tight clusters of green flowers.
Cultivation
[edit]Trees from Berrya are propagated from seed and grown in warm temperate or tropical climates.
Species
[edit]Six species are accepted.[1]
- Berrya cordifolia (Willd.) Burret
- Berrya javanica (Turcz.) Burret
- Berrya mollis Wall. ex Kurz
- Berrya pacifica A.C.Sm.
- Berrya papuana Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Berrya rotundifolia (Benth.) Domin
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Berrya Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- Ellison, Don (1999) Cultivated Plants of the World. London: New Holland (1st ed.: Brisbane: Flora Publications International, 1995)
- Botanica Sistematica
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