''Beauprea'' 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
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Proteaceae
The Proteaceae form a family (biology), family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises 83 genus, genera with about 1,660 known species. Australia and South Africa have the greatest concentr ...
. Its 13 extant species are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
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 ...
, though closely related forms have been found in the fossil records of Australia and New Zealand. Its closest extant relatives are the African ''
Protea'' and ''
Faurea
''Faurea'' is a genus containing 16 species of flowering plants in the Proteaceae, protea family (biology), family which occur in the summer rainfall area of southern Africa, extending to tropical Africa and Madagascar. The name honours South A ...
''.
Species
Described species include:
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Beauprea asplenioides''
Schltr.
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Beauprea balansae''
Brongn. & Gris
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Beauprea comptonii''
S.Moore
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Beauprea congesta''
Virot
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Beauprea crassifolia''
Virot
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Beauprea filipes''
Schltr.
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Beauprea gracilis''
Brongn. & Gris
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Beauprea montana''
(Brongn. & Gris) Virot
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Beauprea montis-fontium''
Guillaumin
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Beauprea neglecta''
Virot
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Beauprea pancheri''
Brongn. & Gris
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Beauprea penariensis''
Guillaumin
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Beauprea spathulaefolia''
Brongn. & Gris
References
External links
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Proteaceae genera
Endemic flora of New Caledonia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
Taxa named by Jean Antoine Arthur Gris
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