Levieria
Genus of plants
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Levieria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Monimiaceae.[1] They are dioecious trees or shrubs.[2]
| Levieria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Monimiaceae |
| Genus: | Levieria Becc. |
It is native to Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea and Queensland (north-eastern Australia).[1]
The genus name of Levieria is in honour of Emilio Levier (1839–1911), a Swiss-born Italian botanist, mycologist and plant collector in Florence.[3] It was first described and published in Malesia Vol.1 on page 192 in 1877.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Levieria acuminata (F.Muell.) Perkins – eastern New Guinea and northeastern Queensland
- Levieria beccariana Perkins – eastern New Guinea
- Levieria montana Becc. – Sulawesi, Maluku Islands, and New Guinea
- Levieria nitens Perkins – New Guinea
- Levieria orientalis Philipson – eastern New Guinea
- Levieria scandens Philipson – eastern New Guinea
- Levieria squarrosa Perkins – New Guinea