''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'' and ''
Franciscodendron''.
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''
(Guillaumin) Morat
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Acropogon fatsioides''
Schltr.
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Acropogon francii''
(Guillaumin) Morat
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Acropogon grandiflorus''
Morat & Chalopin
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Acropogon horarius''
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''
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''
(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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