Gastrolepis
| Gastrolepis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Stemonuraceae |
| Genus: | Gastrolepis Tiegh. |
Gastrolepis is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Stemonuraceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains two species.[1][2]
List of species
[edit]- Gastrolepis alticola Munzinger, McPherson & Lowry
- Gastrolepis austrocaledonica (Baill.) R.A. Howard
References
[edit]- ^ Munzinger, J., McPherson, G., & Lowry, P. P. (2008). A second species in the endemic New Caledonian genus Gastrolepis (Stemonuraceae) and its implications for the conservation status of high‐altitude maquis vegetation: coherent application of the IUCN Red List criteria is urgently needed in New Caledonia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 157(4), 775-783. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00804.x
- ^ Morat, P., T. Jaffré, F. Tronchet, J. Munzinger, Y. Pillon, J. M. Veillon, and M. Chalopin (2012). The taxonomic reference base Florical and characteristics of the native vascular flora of New Caledonia. Adansonia 34 (2): 179–221. https://dx.doi.org/10.5252/a2012n2a1
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