Jaffrea
Genus of shrubs
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Jaffrea is a genus of shrubs in the family Rhamnaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains two species[1] that were first described in Alphitonia. It is related to Emmenosperma.
| Jaffrea | |
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| Jaffrea xerocarpa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Jaffrea H.C.Hopkins & Pillon |
The genus name of Jaffrea is in honour of Tanguy Jaffré, French botanist working at Institut de recherche pour le développement in Nouméa of New Caledonia in Oceania.[2]
List of species
- Jaffrea erubescens (Baill.) H.C.Hopkins & Pillon
- Jaffrea xerocarpa (Baill.) H.C.Hopkins & Pillon