''Beauprea'' 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
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Proteaceae
The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises 83 genera with about 1,660 known species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae, they make up the order Pro ...
. Its 13 extant species are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
New Caledonia
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, though closely related forms have been found in the fossil records of Australia and New Zealand. Its closest extant relatives are the African ''
Protea'' and ''
Faurea
''Faurea'' is a genus containing 16 species of flowering plants in the protea family which occur in the summer rainfall area of southern Africa, extending to tropical Africa and Madagascar. The name honours South African soldier and botanist W ...
''.
Species
Described species include:
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Beauprea asplenioides''
Schltr.
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Beauprea balansae''
Brongn. & Gris
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Beauprea comptonii''
S.Moore
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Beauprea congesta''
Virot
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Beauprea crassifolia''
Virot
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Beauprea filipes''
Schltr.
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Beauprea gracilis''
Brongn. & Gris
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Beauprea montana''
(Brongn. & Gris) Virot
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Beauprea montis-fontium
''Beauprea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. Its 13 extant species are endemic to New Caledonia, though closely related forms have been found in the fossil records of Australia and New Zealand. Its closest extant relative ...
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Guillaumin
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Beauprea neglecta''
Virot
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Beauprea pancheri''
Brongn. & Gris
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Beauprea penariensis''
Guillaumin
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Beauprea spathulaefolia''
Brongn. & Gris
References
External links
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Proteaceae genera
Endemic flora of New Caledonia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
Taxa named by Jean Antoine Arthur Gris
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