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Berrya

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Berrya
Berrya cordifolia - MHNT
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Brownlowioideae
Genus: Berrya
Roxb. (1819), nom. cons.
Species[1]

6; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Berria Roxb. (1820)
  • Espera Willd. (1801)
  • Hexagonotheca Turcz. (1846)
  • Pterocoellion Turcz. (1863)

Berrya is a genus of evergreen trees with fibrous bark, which range from tropical Asia to northern Australia and the southwestern Pacific.[1] The plants are valuable for their timber. The flowers are showy, with large tight clusters of green flowers.

Cultivation

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Trees from Berrya are propagated from seed and grown in warm temperate or tropical climates.

Species

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Six species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Berrya Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  • Ellison, Don (1999) Cultivated Plants of the World. London: New Holland (1st ed.: Brisbane: Flora Publications International, 1995)
  • Botanica Sistematica