Embelia
Genus of flowering plants
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Embelia is a genus of climbing shrubs once placed in the family Myrsinaceae,[1] which is now included in the Primulaceae.[2] There are about 130 species which occur in tropical and subtropical areas across a wide range including Africa and Madagascar and from eastern Asia to the Pacific Islands as well as Australia including:[1]
- Embelia angustifolia (A. DC.) A. DC.
- Embelia australiana (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey[3] - native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia[1]
- Embelia basaal (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC.[4]
- Embelia caulialata S.T.Reynolds[3]
- Embelia curvinervia S.T.Reynolds[3]
- Embelia demissa Cordem.
- Embelia disticha Fletcher[5]
- Embelia floribunda Wall.[4]
- Embelia grandifolia Fletcher[5]
- Embelia grayi S.T.Reynolds[3]
- Embelia laeta (L.) Mez.[5]
- Embelia longifolia (Benth.) Hemsl.[5]
- Embelia macrocarpa King & Gamble[5]
- Embelia rowlandii Gilg[6]
- Embelia oblongifolia Hemsl.[5]
- Embelia pulchella Mez.[5]
- Embelia ribes Burm. f. - false black pepper, white-flowered embelia[5]
- Embelia ruminata (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) Mez
- Embelia schimperi Vatke[4]
- Embelia sessiliflora Kurz.[5]
- Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC.[4]
| Embelia | |
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| Embelia demissa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrsinoideae |
| Genus: | Embelia Burm.f. |
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