Eucarpha is a genus of flowering plant of the family Proteaceae, endemic to New Caledonia. Two species are recognised. Up to 1975, these were classified within the genus Knightia until Lawrence Johnson and Barbara G. Briggs recognised their distinctness, particularly their prominent bracts, in their 1975 monograph "On the Proteaceae: the evolution and classification of a southern family".[1] Nomenclatural combinations for these two species in the genus Eucarpha were published in 2022.[2][3]
| Eucarpha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grevilleoideae |
| Tribe: | Roupaleae |
| Genus: | Eucarpha (R.Br.) Spach |
In 2006, the genus was placed in the tribe Roupaleae.[4] Its closest relative is the Australian Triunia.[5]
Species
editAs of October 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted two species:[6]
- Eucarpha deplanchei (Vieill. ex Brongn. & Gris) P.H.Weston & Mabb.,[2] syn. Knightia deplanchei Vieill. ex Brongn. & Gris
- Eucarpha strobilina (Labill.) P.H.Weston & Mabb.,[3] syn. Knightia strobilina (Labill.) R.Br. ex Meisn.
References
edit- ^ L. A. S. Johnson and Briggs, B. G. (1975). "On the Proteaceae: the evolution and classification of a southern family". Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Botany. 70 (2): 83–182. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1975.tb01644.x.
- ^ a b "Eucarpha deplanchei (Vieill. ex Brongn. & Gris) P.H.Weston & Mabb". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ a b "Eucarpha strobilina (Labill.) P.H.Weston & Mabb". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ Weston, Peter H.; Barker, Nigel P. (2006). "A new suprageneric classification of the Proteaceae, with an annotated checklist of genera". Telopea. 11 (3): 314–344. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.567.9092. doi:10.7751/telopea20065733.
- ^ Sauquet, H., P. H. Weston, C. J. Anderson, N. P. Barker, D. J. Cantrill, A. R. Mast, and Savolainen, V. (2009). Contrasted Patterns of Hyperdiversifaction in Mediterranean Hotspots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 106 (1): 221–25.
- ^ "Eucarpha (R.Br.) Spach". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-10-31.