Fontainea pancheri

Fontainea pancheri is a small tree or shrub endemic to New Caledonia in the family, Euphorbiaceae, which grows to a height of 15 m.[3]

Fontainea pancheri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Fontainea
Species:
F. pancheri
Binomial name
Fontainea pancheri
Synonyms[3]

Description

Fontainea pancheri is a small dioecious tree growing to 15 m. The colour of the stem exudate is clear or reddish-brown.[3] Both male and female flowers are white flowers. Male flowers have 18 - 32 stamens and occur in well furnished bunches. The females inflorescences are considerably meaner.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Fontainea pancheri is common on the Grande Terre.[3]

Taxonomy and naming

The plant was first described in 1862 by Henri Ernest Baillon in the journal Adansonia.[4][5] The name was changed by Édouard Marie Heckel in 1870 when he described the genus, Fontainea in "Étude au point de vue Botanique et Thérapeutique sur la Fontainea pancheri (Nobis)".[1][2]

The specific epithet, pancheri, derives from the name "Pancher" and honours the botanist Jean Armand Isidore Pancher who worked in New Caledonia.[5]

References
  1. "Fontainea pancheri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Heckel, E.M. (1870) Étude au point de vue Botanique et Thérapeutique sur la Fontainea pancheri (Nobis): 10, figs 1–16. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. Endemia.nc: Fontainea pancheri. Faune et Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. "Baloghia pancheri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. Baillon, H.E. (1862) Euphorbiaceae Neo-Caledonicae. Adansonia 2: 214.


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