Symphonia (plant)

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Kingdom Plantae Family Clusiaceae Tribe Symphonieae Rank Genus		Order Malpighiales Subfamily Clusioideae Higher classification Clusiaceae

Similar Symphonia globulifera, Clusiaceae, Tovomita, Caraipa, Montrouziera

Symphonia is a genus of tropical woody plants, specifically trees in the family Clusiaceae. The genus has its diversity center in Madagascar and one species (Symphonia globulifera) disjunct in the Afrotropic and the Neotropic in the Amazon Rainforest.

Because of this particular distribution pattern, the origin of the genus is controversial: two hypotheses have been proposed, one suggesting an Amazon origin, the other a Madagascar origin.

Species

As of November 2014, The Plant List accepts 15 species:

Symphonia eugenioides Baker

Symphonia fasciculata (Noronha ex Thouars) Vesque

Symphonia globulifera L.f.

Symphonia gymnoclada (Planch. & Triana) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Vesque

Symphonia lepidocarpa Baker

Symphonia linearis H.Perrier

Symphonia louvelii Jum. & H.Perrier

Symphonia microphylla (Hils. & Bojer ex Cambess.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Vesque

Symphonia nectarifera Jum. & H.Perrier

Symphonia oligantha Baker

Symphonia pauciflora Baker

Symphonia sessiliflora H.Perrier

Symphonia tanalensis Jum. & H.Perrier

Symphonia urophylla (Decne. ex Planch. & Triana) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Vesque

Symphonia verrucosa (Hils. & Bojer ex Planch. & Triana) Benth. & Hook.f.

References

Symphonia (plant) Wikipedia

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