Berrya

Berrya
Berrya cordifolia - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Brownlowioideae
Genus: Berrya
Roxb. (1819), nom. cons.
Species

6; see text

Synonyms
  • Berria Roxb. (1820)
  • Espera Willd. (1801)
  • Hexagonotheca Turcz. (1846)
  • Pterocoellion 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.