Amphorogyne Explained
Amphorogyne is a genus of hemiparasitic trees and shrubs in the family Santalaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains three species.[1] [2] Its closest relative is Daenikera, also endemic to New Caledonia.[3]
List of species
- Amphorogyne celastroides
- Amphorogyne spicata
- Amphorogyne staufferi
Notes and References
- Hallé, N. (1988) Santalaceae. In Flore de La Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances, edited by P. Morat and H. S. MacKee, 15: 99–152. Paris: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle.
- 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
- Der, J. P., and D. L. Nickrent. (2008. A Molecular Phylogeny of Santalaceae (Santalales).” Systematic Botany 33 (1): 107–16.