Embelia

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 oblongifolia Hemsl.[5]
  • Embelia pulchella Mez.[5]
  • Embelia ribes Burm. f. - False black pepper, white-flowered embelia[5]
  • Embelia schimperi Vatke[4]
  • Embelia sessiliflora Kurz.[5]
  • Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC.[4]

Embelia
Embelia demissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Embelia
Burm.f.
Species

See text

Synonyms

Ribesiodes Kuntze
Samara L.

References
  1. "Genus Embelia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  2. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x.
  3. "Embelia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  4. "Genus: Embelia Burm. f." Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  5. "Sorting Embelia names". Multilingual Multiscript Plant Database. The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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