Trevesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae. They are native to Southeast Asia. They are trees with spiny trunks. They grow in evergreen forest habitat. The genus is characterized by palmately lobed leaves, pedicels lacking articulations, at least six petals per flower, and at least six locules per ovary.[1]
Trevesia | |
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Trevesia palmata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Araliaceae |
Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
Genus: | Trevesia Vis., 1842 |
Species | |
7, see text | |
Synonyms | |
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There are 7 species.[1]
Species include:
References edit
- ^ a b Jebb, M. H. P. (1998). A revision of the genus Trevesia (Araliaceae). Glasra 3 85-113.