''Codia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of trees and shrubs in the family
Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to
New Caledonia
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in the Pacific and contains 15 species.
The
leaves
A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...
are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The
flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...
s are arranged in capitula. the ovary is inferior. The fruit is indehiscent and is covered with woolly hairs.
An extinct species of ''Codia'', ''C. australiensis'', has been found as a fossil in Australia, resembling the juvenile foliage of a living species in the genus.
''Codia'' is most closely related to the Australian ''
Callicoma serratifolia
''Callicoma'' is a plant genus that contains just one species, ''Callicoma serratifolia'', a tall shrub or small tree which is native to Australia. ''Callicoma serratifolia'' is commonly known as black wattle. One explanation for the name is the ...
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List of species
(all endemic to New Caledonia
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Codia albicans''
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Codia albifrons''
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Codia belepensis''
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Codia discolor''
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Codia ferruginea''
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Codia fusca''
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Codia incrassata''
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Codia jaffrei''
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Codia mackeeana''
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Codia microphylla''
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Codia montana''
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Codia nitida''
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Codia spatulata''
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Codia triverticillata''
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Codia xerophila''
References
External links
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Cunoniaceae
Endemic flora of New Caledonia
Oxalidales genera