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Atractocarpus

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Atractocarpus

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Atractocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Its members are commonly known as native gardenias in Australia. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek terms atractos "spindle", and karpos "fruit", from the spindle-shaped fruit of the type species.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyRubiaceae
Native toBismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Philippines, Queensland, Society Is., Tonga, Vanuatu
Observations recorded8,261

Atractocarpus es un género con 30 especies de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia Rubiaceae. Fenotipo Todas las especies presentan un fenotipo de tipo rosado con apariencia similar a la de un pene humano. Su singular apariencia le concedió una gran fama entre los animales de la selva dominicana. Recientemente el músico Juan Carlos Pelotudo le dedicó un tema en el programa de Diego Capusotto. Especies Atractocarpus aragoensis Guillaumin Atractocarpus balansaeanus Guillaumin Atractocarpus benthamianus (F.Muell.) Puttock Atractocarpus carolinensis (Valeton) Puttock Atractocarpus chartaceus (F.Muell.) Puttock - Atractocarpus crosbyi (Burkill) Puttock Atractocarpus cucumicarpus S.Moore Atractocarpus decorus (Valeton) Puttock Atractocarpus fitzalanii (F.Muell.) Puttock - Atractocarpus heterophyllus (Montrouz.) Guillaumin & Beavis. Atractocarpus hirtus (F.Muell.) Puttock Atractocarpus longipes (A.C.Sm.) Puttock Atractocarpus longistipitatus Guillaumin Atractocarpus macarthurii (F.Muell.) Puttock Atractocarpus merikin (F.M.Bailey) Puttock Atractocarpus oblongus S.Moore Atractocarpus obscurinervius (Merr.) Puttock Atractocarpus pentagonioides (Seem.) Puttock Atractocarpus plat

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
769
With media
674
Family
Rubiaceae
Collections
MO, IND, MNHN, NY, BPBM
Recorded in
New Caledonia, Nouvelle-CaléDonie, Fiji
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Gardenieae
Image
Atractocarpus chartaceus seedlings.JPG
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Commons category
Atractocarpus
topic's main category
Category:Atractocarpus
taxon name
Atractocarpus
taxon rank
genus
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1139
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Atractocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Its members are commonly known as native gardenias in Australia. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek terms atractos "spindle", and karpos "fruit", from the spindle-shaped fruit of the type species.

==Taxonomy== Defined by botanists Rudolf Schlechter and Kurt Krause in 1908, the type species is Atractocarpus bracteatus, which is found only on New Caledonia. Subsequently, several other species were described from New Caledonia.

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