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Garnieria

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Proteaceae

Higher classification
  
Proteas

Order
  
Proteales

Species
  
G. spathulifolia

Rank
  
Genus

Garnieria

Similar
  
Proteas, Cenarrhenes, Symphionema, Acidonia, Carnarvonia

Garnieria is a monotypic plant genus in the Proteaceae family. It is closely related to the genus Persoonia and may be nested within it. It is endemic to New Caledonia where the type specimen was collected at Prony Bay in 1868–1870 by Benjamin Balansa. The only species is Garnieria spathulifolia.

Description

The plant grows as a shrub up to 2 m in height, sometimes a small tree up to 4 m. Its shiny leaves are dark green above, paler below. The fruits are green at first, becoming dark crimson to brown. The flowers are white and scented.

References

Garnieria Wikipedia