Palmeria | |
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Palmeria racemosa near Tamborine Mountain | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Laurales |
Family: | Monimiaceae |
Genus: | Palmeria F.Muell.[1] |
Type species | |
Palmeria scandens F. Muell.
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Synonyms[1] | |
Palmera T.Post & Kuntze orth. var. |
Palmeria is a genus of about 17 species of flowering plants in the family Monimiaceae mostly native to Australia and New Guinea. One species (Palmeria arfakiana) is also native to Sulawesi and the Bismarck Archipelago. Plants in the genus Palmeria are woody climbers or climbing shrubs with usually 7 to 15 flowers, the flowers either male or female.