Pancheria

Pancheria
Pancheria elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Cunoniaceae
Genus: Pancheria
Brongn. & Gris

Pancheria is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Cunoniaceae. It is to endemic to New Caledonia and contains 27 species.[1] Leaves or whorled (or opposite in Pancheria confusa), simple or pinnate. The flowers are arranged in capitula, fruits are follicular. The species are dioecious. The genus is well diversified on ultramafic rocks and some species are nickel hyperaccumulators.[2] It is related to Cunonia and Pterophylla.[3] It was named after Jean Armand Isidore Pancher.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hopkins 2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Bradford, J. C. (2002) Molecular Phylogenetics and Morphological Evolution in Cunonieae (Cunoniaceae).” Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89: 491–503.