Campynemanthe is a genus of plants in the Campynemataceae family, first described by Henri Baillon in 1893.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the southwestern Pacific.[3][4][5] Its closest relative is the monotypic genus Campynema from Tasmania,[6] the sole other genus of the family.

Campynemanthe
Campynemanthe neocaledonica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Campynemataceae
Genus: Campynemanthe
Baill.

List of species

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References

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  1. ^ Baillon 1893.
  2. ^ Tropicos, Campynemanthe Baill.
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Dahlgren & Lu 1985.
  5. ^ Goldblatt, P. “Campynemataceae.” In Flore de La Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances, edited by P. Morat and H. S. MacKee, 16:125–34. Paris: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 1990.
  6. ^ Vinnersten, A., and K. Bremer. (2001). Age and Biogegraphy of Major Clades in Lilliales.” American Journal of Botany 88 (9): 1695–1703.

Bibliography

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  • Baillon, M. H. (1 November 1893). "L'organisation et les affinités des Campynémées". Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris (in French). 2 (140): 1105–1109.
  • Dahlgren, Rolf; Lu, An-ming (1985). "Campynemanthe (Campynemaceae): Morphology, microsporogenesis, early ovule ontogeny and relationships". Nordic Journal of Botany. 5 (4): 321–330. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1985.tb01660.x.