| Emmenosperma | |
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| Emmenosperma alphitonioides at Foxground, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Emmenosperma F.Muell. |
Emmenosperma is a small genus of mostly tropical trees in the family Rhamnaceae. 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. It is related to Jaffrea, endemic to New Caledonia.
List of species
- Emmenosperma alphitonioides F.Muell. Australia
- Emmenosperma cunninghamii Benth.
- Emmenosperma micropetalum (A.C.Sm.) M.C.Johnst.
- Emmenosperma pancherianum Baill.
- Emmenosperma papuanum (Merr. & L.M.Perry) M.C.Johnst.
References
- "Emmenosperma". The Plant List.
- Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- Hopkins, Helen C. F.; Pillon, Yohan; Stacy, Elizabeth A.; Kellermann., J. (2015-10-10). "Jaffrea, a New Genus of Rhamnaceae Endemic to New Caledonia, with Notes on Alphitonia and Emmenosperma". Kew Bulletin. 70 (42). Springer Science+Business Media: 42. Bibcode:2015KewBu..70...42H. doi:10.1007/s12225-015-9593-6. S2CID 255563541. Retrieved 2020-08-11.