Symphonia (plant)

This article is about plant genus of the family Clusiaceae. For other uses, see Symphonia (disambiguation).

Symphonia
Symphonia globulifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Tribe: Symphonieae
Genus: Symphonia
L.f.
Type species
Symphonia globulifera
L.f.
Species

S. acuminata
S. ambrensis
S. clusioides
S. coccinea
S. eugenioides
S. fasciculata
S. gabonensis
S. globulifera
S. hildebrandtii
S. laevis
S. lepidocarpa
S. linearis
S. louveli
S. macrocarpa
S. melleri
S. microphylla
S. nectarifera
S. oligantha
S. pauciflora
S. rhodosepala
S. sessiliflora
S. tanalensis
S. urophylla
S. utilissima
S. verrucosa Source:[1]

Symphonia is a genus of tropical woody plants, specifically trees[2] in the family Clusiaceae. The genus has its diversity center in Madagascar and one species (Symphonia globulifera) disjunct in the Afrotropic and the Neotropic in the Amazon Rainforest.

Because of this particular distribution pattern, the origin of the genus is controversial: two hypotheses have been proposed, one suggesting an Amazon origin, the other a Madagascar origin.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Symphonia Linnaeus f." Index Nominum Genericorum database. 1996-02-09. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  2. ^ Denis M. Kearns (1998-08-13). "14. SYMPHONIA L. f." Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2008-05-12.