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Doryphora
Sign in to saveDoryphora is a genus of 2 species of flowering plants in the family Atherospermataceae that are endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Doryphora are medium-sized to tall trees with glabrous, leathery, sometimes serrated leaves, and flowers usually arranged in groups of 3, each flower with both make and female parts, usually 4 or 6 tepals, 6 stamens and 6 to 12 carpels.
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- PhylumHeterokontophyta
- ClassBacillariophyceae
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Doryphora is a genus of 2 species of flowering plants in the family Atherospermataceae that are endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Doryphora are medium-sized to tall trees with glabrous, leathery, sometimes serrated leaves, and flowers usually arranged in groups of 3, each flower with both make and female parts, usually 4 or 6 tepals, 6 stamens and 6 to 12 carpels.
==Description== Plants in the genus Doryphora are medium-sized to tall trees with aromatic bark and leaves. The leaves af glabrous, leathery and sometimes deeply serrated. The flowers are bisexual, usually borne in groups of 3 in leaf axils, with large bracts covering the flower, but falling off as the flower matures. Each flower has a bell-shaped hypanthium, usually 4 or 6 tepals, six male stamens, 6 to 12 staminodes, and 6 to 12 carpels. The fruit is oval to cylindrical or urn-shaped, and splits into 2 to 4 equal valves.