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Eucryphia
Sign in to saveEucryphia is a small genus of trees and large shrubs native to the south temperate regions of South America and coastal eastern Australia, predominantly Tasmania. Some common names include leatherwood in Australia, and Ulmo, Nirre or Guindo santo in Argentina and Chile. Sometimes placed in a family of their own, the Eucryphiaceae, they are placed by more recent classifications in the Cunoniaceae. There are seven species, two in South America and five in Australia, and several named hybrids.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderOxalidales
- FamilyCunoniaceae
Die Scheinulmen (Eucryphia) sind eine Pflanzengattung in der Familie Cunoniaceae. Mit nur sieben Arten besitzt diese Gattung ein disjunktes Areal auf der Südhalbkugel in den gemäßigten Zonen des südlichen Südamerikas und Australiens.
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Eucryphia is a small genus of trees and large shrubs native to the south temperate regions of South America and coastal eastern Australia, predominantly Tasmania. Some common names include leatherwood in Australia, and Ulmo, Nirre or Guindo santo in Argentina and Chile. Sometimes placed in a family of their own, the Eucryphiaceae, they are placed by more recent classifications in the Cunoniaceae. There are seven species, two in South America and five in Australia, and several named hybrids.
==Description== They are mostly evergreen though one species (E. glutinosa) is usually deciduous.