''Acropogon'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...
. The genus is endemic to
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: ''
Argyrodendron'', ''
Brachychiton
''Brachychiton'' (kurrajong, bottletree) is a genus of 31 species of trees and large shrubs, native to Australia (the centre of diversity, with 30 species) and New Guinea (one species). Fossils from New South Wales and New Zealand are estimated ...
'' and ''
Franciscodendron
''Franciscodendron'' is a monotypic genus in the subfamily Sterculioideae (previously the family Sterculiaceae) within the family Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 ...
''.
List of species
,
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant specie ...
accepted 24 species:
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Acropogon aoupiniensis''
Morat
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Acropogon austrocaledonicus''
(Hook.) Morat
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Acropogon bosseri''
Morat & Chalopin
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Acropogon bullatus''
(Pancher & Sebert) Morat
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Acropogon calcicola''
Morat & Chalopin
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Acropogon chalopiniae
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', '' Brachychiton'' and '' Franciscodendron ...
''
Morat
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Acropogon domatifer''
Morat
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Acropogon dzumacensis
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', ''Brachychiton'' and ''Franciscodendron'' ...
''
(Guillaumin) Morat
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Acropogon fatsioides''
Schltr.
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Acropogon francii''
(Guillaumin) Morat
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Acropogon grandiflorus
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', '' Brachychiton'' and '' Franciscodendron ...
''
Morat & Chalopin
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Acropogon horarius
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', '' Brachychiton'' and '' Franciscodendron ...
''
Gâteblé & Munzinger
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Acropogon jaffrei
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: ''Argyrodendron'', ''Brachychiton'' and ''Franciscodendron''. ...
''
Morat & Chalopin
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Acropogon macrocarpus
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', '' Brachychiton'' and '' Franciscodendron ...
''
Morat & Chalopin
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Acropogon margaretae
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', '' Brachychiton'' and '' Franciscodendron ...
''
Morat & Chalopin
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Acropogon megaphyllus
''Acropogon megaphyllus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. L ...
''
(Bureau & Poiss. ex Guillaumin) Morat
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Acropogon merytifolius
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', '' Brachychiton'' and '' Franciscodendron ...
''
Morat & Chalopin
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Acropogon moratianus
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', '' Brachychiton'' and '' Franciscodendron ...
''
Callm., Munzinger & Lowry
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Acropogon paagoumenensis
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', '' Brachychiton'' and '' Franciscodendron ...
''
Morat & Chalopin
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Acropogon pilosus
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', '' Brachychiton'' and '' Franciscodendron ...
''
Morat & Chalopin
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Acropogon sageniifolia
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', '' Brachychiton'' and '' Franciscodendron ...
''
Schltr.
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Acropogon schefflerifolius
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', '' Brachychiton'' and '' Franciscodendron ...
''
(Guillaumin) Morat
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Acropogon schistophilus''
Morat & Chalopin
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Acropogon schumanniana
''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: ''Argyrodendron'', ''Brachychiton'' and ''Franciscodendron''. ...
''
Schltr.
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Acropogon tireliae''
Morat & Chalopin
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Acropogon veillonii''
Morat
References
Endemic flora of New Caledonia
Malvaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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