Phaleria

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

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Kingdom Plantae Higher classification Thymelaeaceae Order Malvales		Family Thymelaeaceae Rank Genus

Similar God's crown, Thymelaeaceae, Phaleria clerodendron, Gynura divaricata, Phaleria octandra

Phaleria is flowering plant genus of about 20 species in the family Thymelaeaceae.

Selected species

Phaleria biflora (C.T.White) Herber – Qld, Australia endemic

Phaleria capitata Jack – Sri Lanka, Palau, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Philippines, Sulawesi, Moluccas, New Guinea

Phaleria chermsideana (F.M.Bailey) C.T.White – Qld, NSW, Australia

Phaleria clerodendron (F.Muell.) Benth. – Qld, Australia

Phaleria coccinea (Gaudich.) F.Muell. – New Guinea, New Britain, Moluccas, Philippines

Phaleria elegans L.M.Perry – New Guinea endemic

Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl. (Syn.: P. papuana) – New Guinea, NT, Australia

Phaleria nisidai Kanehira – Palau, New Britain, New Guinea

Phaleria octandra (L.) Baill. – New Guinea, Moluccas, Lesser Sunda Islands (Timor, Flores, Lombok, Bali, etc.), Java, NT, Qld, Australia

Phaleria perrottetiana (Decne.) Fern.-Vill. – New Guinea, Moluccas, Borneo, Philippines

Phaleria sogerensis S.Moore – New Guinea

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