Berrya is a genus of evergreen trees with fibrous bark from Southeast Asia and the Pacific Region. The plants are valuable for their timber. The flowers are showy, with large tight clusters of green flowers.
Berrya | |
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Berrya cordifolia - MHNT | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Brownlowioideae |
Genus: | Berrya Roxb. |
Species | |
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Cultivation
editTrees from Berrya are propagated from seed and grown in warm temperate or tropical climates.
Species
editReferences
edit- Ellison, Don (1999) Cultivated Plants of the World. London: New Holland (1st ed.: Brisbane: Flora Publications International, 1995)
- Botanica Sistematica