Kibaropsis Explained

Kibaropsis is a monotypic genus of plant in the Monimiaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia. Its only species is Kibaropsis caledonica.^[1] Phylogenetic studies suggest that it is nested in the more widespread genus Hedycarya,^[2] where it has once been placed.

Notes and References

1. Jérémie, J. (1982) Monimiacées. In Flore de La Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances, edited by A. Aubréville and J. F. Leroy, 11:127–55. Paris: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle.
2. Renner, S. S., J. S. Strijk, D. Strasberg, and C. Thébaud. (2010) Biogeography of the Monimiaceae (Laurales): A Role for East Gondwana and Long-Distance Dispersal, but Not West Gondwana. Journal of Biogeography 37: 1227–38.