Fontainea pancheri is a small tree or shrub endemic to New Caledonia in the family, Euphorbiaceae, which grows to a height of 15 m.[3]

Fontainea pancheri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Fontainea
Species:
F. pancheri
Binomial name
Fontainea pancheri
Synonyms[3]

Description

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Fontainea pancheri is a small dioecious tree growing to 15 m. The colour of the stem exudate is clear or reddish-brown.[3] Both male and female flowers are white flowers. Male flowers have 18 - 32 stamens and occur in well furnished bunches. The females inflorescences are considerably meaner.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Fontainea pancheri is common on the Grande Terre.[3]

Taxonomy and naming

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The plant was first described in 1862 by Henri Ernest Baillon in the journal Adansonia.[4][5] The name was changed by Édouard Marie Heckel in 1870 when he described the genus, Fontainea in "Étude au point de vue Botanique et Thérapeutique sur la Fontainea pancheri (Nobis)".[1][2]

The specific epithet, pancheri, derives from the name "Pancher" and honours the botanist Jean Armand Isidore Pancher who worked in New Caledonia.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fontainea pancheri". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b Heckel, E.M. (1870) Étude au point de vue Botanique et Thérapeutique sur la Fontainea pancheri (Nobis): 10, figs 1–16. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Endemia.nc: Fontainea pancheri. Faune et Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Baloghia pancheri". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. ^ a b Baillon, H.E. (1862) Euphorbiaceae Neo-Caledonicae. Adansonia 2: 214.