Eucryphia
Eucryphia is a small genus of trees and large shrubs native to the south temperate regions of South America and coastal eastern Australia, predominantly Tasmania. Some common names include leatherwood in Australia, and Ulmo, Nirre or Guindo santo in Argentina and Chile. Sometimes placed in a family of their own, the Eucryphiaceae, they are placed by more recent classifications in the Cunoniaceae. There are seven species, two in South America and five in Australia, and several named hybrids.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderOxalidales
- FamilyCunoniaceae
General: Pacific and E Australia, and the remaining species of Eucryphia Flower: , small, thin (or large and showy, Eucryphia); disc annular Inflorescence: solitary, Eucryphia, extra-tropical) Appearance: large (3-5 cm diameter) with showy petals, solitary — Eucryphia
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- Species
- Extant species
- Extinct species
- Natural hybrids
- Artificial hybrids and cultivars
- Uses
- Honey
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Eucryphia is a small genus of trees and large shrubs native to the south temperate regions of South America and coastal eastern Australia, predominantly Tasmania. Some common names include leatherwood in Australia, and Ulmo, Nirre or Guindo santo in Argentina and Chile. Sometimes placed in a family of their own, the Eucryphiaceae, they are placed by more recent classifications in the Cunoniaceae. There are seven species, two in South America and five in Australia, and several named hybrids.
==Description== They are mostly evergreen though one species (E. glutinosa) is usually deciduous.