''Eucarpha deplanchei'' is a

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in the family Proteaceae, native to New Caledonia. It was first described in 1865 as ''Knightia deplanchei''.

Taxonomy

The species was placed within the genus ''

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'' until 1975, when Lawrence Johnson and

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recognized the distinctness of two New Caledonian species of ''Knightia'', particularly their prominent bracts, and transferred both to ''Eucarpha'', a transfer supported in 2006. The nomenclatural combination for the species in the genus ''Eucarpha'' was only published in 2022. Other sources, including

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, treat ''Eucarpha'' as a

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of ''Knightia''.

References

Roupaleae Endemic flora of New Caledonia Plants described in 1865 {{Proteaceae-stub