Hedycarya

Hedycarya
Hedycarya arborea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Monimiaceae
Genus:	Hedycarya J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Carnegiea Perkins Carnegieodoxa Perkins

Hedycarya is a genus of trees and shrubs of the family Monimiaceae. Species occur in South East Asia, New Caledonia, Australia and Polynesia including New Zealand.^[1]

The genus was named and formerly described in 1776 by botanists Johann and Georg Forster in Characteres Generum Plantarum .^[2]

Selected species

• Hedycarya alternifolia Hemsl. –
• Hedycarya angustifolia A.Cunn. – Australian, Austral or Native Mulberry (native to Australia)
• Hedycarya aragoensis Jérémie– (endemic to New Caledonia)
• Hedycarya arborea J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.– Pigeonwood or Porokaiwhiri (endemic to New Zealand)
• Hedycarya badaunii Baill.– (endemic to New Caledonia)
• Hedycarya balansaei Perkins –
• Hedycarya caledonica Guillaumin –
• Hedycarya chrysophylla Perkins– (endemic to New Caledonia)
• Hedycarya comptonii S.Moore –
• Hedycarya crassifolia Gillespie –
• Hedycarya cupulata Baill.– Niambo (endemic to New Caledonia)
• Hedycarya denticulata (A.Gray) Perkins & Gilg– (endemic to Samoa)
• Hedycarya dorstenioides A.Gray –
• Hedycarya engleriana S.Moore– (endemic to New Caledonia)
• Hedycarya erythrocarpa Perkins –
• Hedycarya grandiflora Perkins –
• Hedycarya microcarpa Perkins –
• Hedycarya neoebudica Guillaumin –
• Hedycarya ovalifolia Guillaumin –
• Hedycarya parvifolia Perkins & Schltr.– (endemic to New Caledonia)
• Hedycarya perbracteolata Jérémie– (endemic to New Caledonia)
• Hedycarya perkinsiana S.Moore –
• Hedycarya rivularis Guillaumin– (endemic to New Caledonia)
• Hedycarya saligna S.Moore –
• Hedycarya sinuato–dentata Perkins –
• Hedycarya spectabilis Perkins –
• Hedycarya symplocoides S.Moore– (endemic to New Caledonia)
• Hedycarya tapeinospermifolia Guillaumin –
• Hedycarya verticillata Guillaumin

list sources : ^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

References

1. "Genus Hedycarya". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
2. "Hedycarya". APNI, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
3. "Query Results for Hedycarya". IPNI. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
4. "Genre Hedycarya R.Br". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
5. "HEDYCARYA J. R. et G. Forst., 1776". Retrieved 2009-06-07.
6. "Hedycarya denticulata". Index of Botanical Specimens. Harvard University Herbaria. Retrieved 2009-06-07.