Embelia
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Embelia is a genus
of climbing shrubs in the family Myrsinaceae
. There are about 130 species which occur in tropical and subtropical areas across a wide range including Africa
and Madagascar
and from eastern Asia to the Pacific Islands
as well as Australia
including:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of climbing shrubs in the family Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae, or the Myrsine family, is a rather large family from the order Ericales. It consists of 35 genera and about 1000 species....
. There are about 130 species which occur in tropical and subtropical areas across a wide range including Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
and from eastern Asia to the Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands comprise 20,000 to 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. The islands are also sometimes collectively called Oceania, although Oceania is sometimes defined as also including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago....
as well as Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
including:
- Embelia angustifolia (A. DC.) A. DC.
- Embelia australiana (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey - native to New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
in Australia - Embelia basaal (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC.
- Embelia caulialata S.T.Reynolds
- Embelia curvinervia S.T.Reynolds
- Embelia demissa Cordem.
- Embelia disticha Fletcher
- Embelia floribunda Wall.
- Embelia grandifolia Fletcher
- Embelia grayi S.T.Reynolds
- Embelia laeta (L.) Mez.
- Embelia longifolia (Benth.) Hemsl.
- Embelia macrocarpa King & Gamble
- Embelia oblongifolia Hemsl.
- Embelia pulchella Mez.
- Embelia ribesEmbelia ribesEmbelia ribes, commonly known as False Black Pepper or White-flowered Embelia, is a species in the Myrsinaceae. It was originally described by Nicolaas Laurens Burman in his 1768 publication, Flora Indica....
Burm. f. - False Black Pepper, White-flowered Embelia - Embelia schimperi Vatke
- Embelia sessiliflora Kurz.
- Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC.