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Genus of flowering plants

Apiopetalum
Apiopetalum velutinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Mackinlayoideae
Genus: Apiopetalum
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Species

Apiopetalum is a genus of plant in the family Apiaceae, comprising 2 species. They are small trees, reaching 6 m in height, and have simple leaves. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. Its closest relative is the Australian Actinotus.

References

  1. Morat, P., T. Jaffré, F. Tronchet, J. Munzinger, Y. Pillon, J. M. Veillon, and M. Chalopin. “The Taxonomic Reference Base Florical and Characteristics of the Native Vascular Flora of New Caledonia.” Adansonia 34, no. 2 (2012): 179–221. https://dx.doi.org/10.5252/a2012n2a1
  2. Nicolas, A. N., and G. M. Plunkett. (2009) The Demise of Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae (Apiaceae) and the Re-Alignment of Its Genera across the Entire Order Apiales.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53 (1): 134–51.
Taxon identifiers
Apiopetalum
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