Berrya
Berrya | |
---|---|
Berrya cordifolia - MHNT | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Brownlowioideae |
Genus: | Berrya Roxb. |
Species | |
See text |
Berrya is a genus of evergreen trees with fibrous bark from Southeast Asia and the Pacific Region. 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
- Berrya ammonilla
- Berrya cordifolia
- Berrya javanica
- Berrya mollis
- Berrya pacifica
- Berrya quinquelocularis
References
- Ellison, Don (1999) Cultivated Plants of the World. London: New Holland (1st ed.: Brisbane: Flora Publications International, 1995)
- Botanica Sistematica