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

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. Der, J. P., and D. L. Nickrent. (2008. A Molecular Phylogeny of Santalaceae (Santalales).” Systematic Botany 33 (1): 107–16.