Geniostoma Waialealae
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Geniostoma Waialealae
''Geniostoma'' is a genus of around 49 species of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. They are shrubs or small trees, with inflorescences borne in the axils of the simple, petiolate, oppositely-arranged leaves. The flowers are arranged in cymes, and each is pentamerous. The name ''Geniostoma'' derives from the Greek words ('; "beard") and ('; "mouth"), referring to the hairs in the corolla tube of some species. The genus is widely distributed across the Pacific Ocean from Japan, Malesia to Australia in the west, and east to the Tuamotu Archipelago; one species is also found on the Mascarene Islands. The Hawaiian endemic genus ''Labordia'' is included in ''Geniostoma'' by Plants of the World Online and other authors. The Hawaiian species are commonly known as labordias or as ''Kamakahala'' in Hawaiian.USFWSSpecies List: Endangered Plants./ref> These two genera have been grouped together in the family "Geniostomaceae", but are considered by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group ...
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Geniostoma Ligustrifolium
''Geniostoma ligustrifolium'', commonly known as hangehange, is a species of plant in the Loganiaceae family (syn., ''Geniostoma rupestre'' var. ''ligustrifolium''). It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand, where it is found on the North Island, and in Marlborough Region, Marlborough at the northern tip of the South Island. Other common names are ' and privet leaf. A shrub common on forest margins, to tall. It is popular as a garden specimen. References External links * * Museum of New ZealanObject: Hangehange, ''Geniostoma rupestre'' var. ''ligustrifolium'' (A.Cunn.) B.J.Conn; paralectotype of ''Geniostoma ligustrifolium'' A.Cunn.
Geniostoma, ligustrifolium Flora of New Zealand Plants described in 1838 {{Gentianales-stub ...
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