Berrya
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Berrya cordifolia MHNT.BOT.2009.13.2.jpg
| image_caption = Berrya cordifolia - MHNT
| taxon = Berrya
| authority = Roxb. (1819), nom. cons.
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 6; see text
| subdivision_ref = {{cite web |title=Berrya Roxb. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331399-2 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=9 January 2024}}
| synonyms =
- Berria {{small|Roxb. (1820)}}
- Espera {{small|Willd. (1801)}}
- Hexagonotheca {{small|Turcz. (1846)}}
- Pterocoellion {{small|Turcz. (1863)}}
}}
Berrya is a genus of evergreen trees with fibrous bark, which range from tropical Asia to northern Australia and the southwestern Pacific. 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 cordifolia {{small|(Willd.) Burret}}
- Berrya javanica {{small|(Turcz.) Burret}}
- Berrya mollis {{small|Wall. ex Kurz}}
- Berrya pacifica {{small|A.C.Sm.}}
- Berrya papuana {{small|Merr. & L.M.Perry}}
- Berrya rotundifolia {{small|(Benth.) Domin}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- Ellison, Don (1999) Cultivated Plants of the World. London: New Holland (1st ed.: Brisbane: Flora Publications International, 1995)
- [http://www.homolaicus.com/scienza/erbario/utility/botanica_sistematica/hypertext/0229.htm#000000 Botanica Sistematica]
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Category:Taxa described in 1819
Category:Taxa named by William Roxburgh
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