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''Sparattosyce'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of trees in the family
Moraceae The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however ...
. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains two species. Its closest relative is ''
Antiaropsis ''Antiaropsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Moraceae. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants. Its native range is New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as P ...
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New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...
.Zerega, N. J. C., W. L. Clement, S. L. Datwyler, and G. D. Weiblen. (2005) Biogeography and Divergence Times in the Mulberry Family (Moraceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37 (2): 402–16.


Species

The genus consists of the following two species: * ''
Sparattosyce balansae ''Sparattosyce'' is a genus of trees in the family Moraceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains two species. Its closest relative is ''Antiaropsis'' from New Guinea.Zerega, N. J. C., W. L. Clement, S. L. Datwyl ...
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Sparattosyce dioica ''Sparattosyce'' is a genus of trees in the family Moraceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains two species. Its closest relative is ''Antiaropsis ''Antiaropsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to t ...
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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q9079232 Endemic flora of New Caledonia Moraceae Moraceae genera