Biology:Schizomeria

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Short description: Genus of plants

Schizomeria
Schizomeria ovata Chatswood West.jpg
Schizomeria ovata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Cunoniaceae
Genus: Schizomeria
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Schizomeria is a genus with 10 species of plants in the family Cunoniaceae.[1][2] There are two species in Australia . Others occur in New Guinea, the Moluccas and the Solomon Islands. The fruit is a fleshy drupe.

The name is from the Greek, meaning I cut a portion of. Referring to the petals which appear as if parts have been cut from the petal tips.[3]

Selected species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7431586 entry