Cunoniaceae

Cunoniaceae is a family of 27 genera and about 335 species of woody plants in the order Oxalidales, mostly found in the tropical and wet temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere. The greatest diversity of genera are in Australia and Tasmania (15 genera), New Guinea (9 genera), and New Caledonia (7 genera). The family is also present in Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Malesia, the islands of the South Pacific, Madagascar and surrounding islands. The family is absent from mainland Asia except from Peninsular Malaysia, and almost absent from mainland Africa apart from two speci

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Davidsonia is a genus containing three rainforest tree species native to Australia, commonly known as the Davidson plum or '''Davidson's plum'. The fruits superficially resemble the European plum, but are not closely related. All species have an edible sour fruit with burgundy-coloured flesh and are highly regarded as gourmet bushfood. The genus Davidsonia'' is named after John Ewen Davidson who claimed the land from which the tree was first botanically described.

Lamanonia is a genus of trees in the family Cunoniaceae. It is endemic to South America.

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Ackama is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cunoniaceae, native to Australia (New South Wales, Queensland) and north New Zealand. The genus was first described by Allan Cunningham in 1839.

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Aistopetalum is a genus of trees in the family Cunoniaceae. It is endemic to New Guinea and includes two species: Aistopetalum multiflorum and Aistopetalum viticoides .

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Codia is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are arranged in capitula. The ovary is inferior. The fruit is indehiscent and is covered with woolly hairs.

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Vesselowskya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cunoniaceae. It includes two species of shrubs to small trees native to New South Wales and southeastern Queensland in eastern Australia. They are found in cool, temperate mountain ranges, normally in country dominated by Nothofagus moorei forests. The common name for these plants is marara.

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Schizomeria is a genus with 10 species of plants in the family Cunoniaceae. There are two species in Australia. Others occur in New Guinea, the Moluccas and the Solomon Islands. The fruit is a fleshy drupe.

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Spiraeopsis is a genus of flowering plant in the family Cunoniaceae, native to eastern tropical Asia. The genus was first described by Friedrich Miquel in 1856.

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Caldcluvia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Cunoniaceae. The only species in the genus is Caldcluvia paniculata, known as tiaca, an evergreen tree native to Chile. It is found from Ñuble to Aisén (36 to 45°S). Most species that were previously placed in the genus are now placed in Ackama, Opocunonia and Spiraeopsis.

Opocunonia is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Cunoniaceae. Its only species is Opocunonia nymanii, synonym Caldcluvia nymanii. It is native to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.