Berrya

Berrya
Berrya cordifolia - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Brownlowioideae
Genus:
Roxb. (1819), nom. cons.
Species[1]

6; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Berria Roxb. (1820)
  • Espera Willd. (1801)
  • Hexagonotheca Turcz. (1846)
  • Pterocoellion Turcz. (1863)

Berrya is a genus of evergreen trees with fibrous bark, which range from tropical Asia to northern Australia and the southwestern Pacific.[1] The plants are valuable for their timber. The flowers are showy, with large tight clusters of green flowers.

Cultivation

Trees from Berrya are propagated from seed and grown in warm temperate or tropical climates.

Species

Six species are accepted.[1]

  • Berrya cordifolia (Willd.) Burret
  • Berrya javanica (Turcz.) Burret
  • Berrya mollis Wall. ex Kurz
  • Berrya pacifica A.C.Sm.
  • Berrya papuana Merr. & L.M.Perry
  • Berrya rotundifolia (Benth.) Domin

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Berrya Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  • Ellison, Don (1999) Cultivated Plants of the World. London: New Holland (1st ed.: Brisbane: Flora Publications International, 1995)
  • Botanica Sistematica
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