''Cloezia'' is a
genus
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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
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Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
first described as a genus in 1863. The entire genus is
endemic
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to
New Caledonia
)
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[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> It is related to '' Thaleropia'', '' Tristania'' and '' Xanthomyrtus''.[Biffin, E., E. J. Lucas, L. A. Craven, J. Ribeiro da Costa, M. G. Harrington, and M. D. Crisp. (2010) Evolution of Exceptional Species Richness among Lineages of Fleshy-Fruited Myrtaceae.” Annals of Botany 106: 79–93.]
Species
# '' Cloezia aquarum''
# ''Cloezia artensis
''Cloezia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1863. The entire genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It is related to '' Thaleropia'', '' Tristania'' and '' Xanthomyrtus''.Biffin, E., E. J. Lucas, ...
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# '' Cloezia buxifolia''
# ''Cloezia deplanchei
''Cloezia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1863. The entire genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It is related to '' Thaleropia'', '' Tristania'' and '' Xanthomyrtus''.Biffin, E., E. J. Lucas, ...
''
# ''Cloezia floribunda
''Cloezia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1863. The entire genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It is related to '' Thaleropia'', '' Tristania'' and '' Xanthomyrtus''.Biffin, E., E. J. Lucas, ...
''
# ''Cloezia'' × ''glaberrima''
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References
Myrtaceae genera
Endemic flora of New Caledonia
Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
Taxa named by Jean Antoine Arthur Gris
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