''Acropogon'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family

Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...

. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: ''

Argyrodendron ''Argyrodendron'' is a genus of mainly trees in the family Malvaceae. They occur in Malesia, New Guinea and Australia. In Australia, they are a well-known rainforest species known by their Indigenous Australian name, booyong or the tulip oak. ...

'', '' Brachychiton'' and ''

Franciscodendron ''Franciscodendron'' is a monotypic genus in the subfamily Sterculioideae (previously the family Sterculiaceae) within the family Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 ...

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List of species

, The Plant List accepted 24 species: *'' Acropogon aoupiniensis'' Morat *'' Acropogon austrocaledonicus'' (Hook.) Morat *'' Acropogon bosseri'' Morat & Chalopin *'' Acropogon bullatus'' (Pancher & Sebert) Morat *'' Acropogon calcicola'' Morat & Chalopin *'' Acropogon chalopiniae'' Morat *'' Acropogon domatifer'' Morat *'' Acropogon dzumacensis'' (Guillaumin) Morat *'' Acropogon fatsioides'' Schltr. *'' Acropogon francii'' (Guillaumin) Morat *'' Acropogon grandiflorus'' Morat & Chalopin *'' Acropogon horarius'' Gâteblé & Munzinger *'' Acropogon jaffrei'' Morat & Chalopin *'' Acropogon macrocarpus'' Morat & Chalopin *'' Acropogon margaretae'' Morat & Chalopin *'' Acropogon megaphyllus'' (Bureau & Poiss. ex Guillaumin) Morat *'' Acropogon merytifolius'' Morat & Chalopin *'' Acropogon moratianus'' Callm., Munzinger & Lowry *'' Acropogon paagoumenensis'' Morat & Chalopin *'' Acropogon pilosus'' Morat & Chalopin *'' Acropogon sageniifolia'' Schltr. *'' Acropogon schefflerifolius'' (Guillaumin) Morat *'' Acropogon schistophilus'' Morat & Chalopin *'' Acropogon schumanniana'' Schltr. *'' Acropogon tireliae'' Morat & Chalopin *'' Acropogon veillonii'' Morat

References

Flora of New Caledonia Endemic flora of New Caledonia Malvaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sterculioideae-stub