''Balanops'' is a group of

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, and northern

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. They are dioecious, with separate male and female plants. The genus by itself constitutes the family Balanopaceae (formerly the spelling ''Balanopsidaceae'' was also used). It is placed in the order Malpighiales and is related to Chrysobalanaceae, Dichapetalaceae, Euphroniaceae and Trigoniaceae.

Species

# '' Balanops australiana'' - Queensland # '' Balanops balansae'' - New Caledonia # '' Balanops microstachya'' - New Caledonia # '' Balanops oliviformis'' - New Caledonia # '' Balanops pachyphylla'' - New Caledonia # '' Balanops pancheri'' - New Caledonia # '' Balanops pedicellata'' - Vanuatu, Fiji # '' Balanops sparsifolia'' - New Caledonia # '' Balanops vieillardii''- New Caledonia

References

Malpighiales genera Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon Dioecious plants {{Malpighiales-stub