Embelia
| Embelia | |
|---|---|
| Embelia demissa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrsinoideae |
| Genus: | Embelia Burm.f. |
| Species | |
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See text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ribesiodes Kuntze | |
Embelia is a genus of climbing shrubs once placed in the family Myrsinaceae, which is now included in the Primulaceae. 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:
- Embelia angustifolia (A. DC.) A. DC.
- Embelia australiana (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey - native to New South Wales and Queensland 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 rowlandii Gilg
- Embelia oblongifolia Hemsl.
- Embelia pulchella Mez.
- Embelia ribes Burm. f. - false black pepper, white-flowered embelia
- Embelia ruminata (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) Mez
- Embelia schimperi Vatke
- Embelia sessiliflora Kurz.
- Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC.