Karrabina is a genus of trees in the family Cunoniaceae. It is endemic to eastern Australia and includes two species: Karrabina benthamiana and Karrabina biagiana,[1] previously placed in the genus Geissois.
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Karrabina benthamiana foliage -
Karrabina biagiana foliage
| Karrabina | |
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| Karrabina benthamiana - buttressed roots, Wilson River, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Cunoniaceae |
| Genus: | Karrabina Rozefelds & H.C.Hopkins |
References
edit- ^ Hopkins, H.C.F.; Rozefelds, A.C.; Pillon Y. (2013), "Karrabina gen. nov (Cunoniaceae), for the Australian species previously placed in Geissois, and a synopsis of genera in the tribe Geissoieae", Australian Systematic Botany, 26 (3): 167‑85, doi:10.1071/sb12037