Biology:Kayea coriacea
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Kayea coriacea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Calophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Kayea |
| Species: | K. coriacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Kayea coriacea (P.F.Stevens) P.F.Stevens
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Mesua coriacea P.F.Stevens | |
Kayea coriacea is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is a tree endemic to Western Province of Papua New Guinea in central New Guinea. It grows in seasonally-flooded forests and on ridges in lowland rain forests.[1]
The species was first described as Mesua coriacea by Peter F. Stevens in 1974. In 1993 Stevens placed the species in genus Kayea as K. coriacea.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mandawali, J. (2021). "Kayea coriacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T37615A185828509.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/37615/185828509. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kayea coriacea (P.F.Stevens) P.F.Stevens". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:970855-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q5457123 entry
