''Codia'' is a

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of trees and shrubs in the family

Cunoniaceae Cunoniaceae is a family of 27 Genus, genera and about 335 species of woody plants in the order Oxalidales, mostly found in the tropical and wet temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere. The greatest diversity of genera are in Australia and Ta ...

. The genus is endemic to

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in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The

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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) *'' Codia albicans'' *'' Codia albifrons'' *''

Codia belepensis ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaf, leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are a ...

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Codia discolor ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are arrange ...

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Codia ferruginea ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are arrange ...

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Codia fusca ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are arrang ...

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Codia incrassata ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are arrang ...

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Codia jaffrei ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are arrang ...

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Codia mackeeana ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaf, leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are a ...

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Codia microphylla ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are arrang ...

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Codia montana ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are arrange ...

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Codia nitida ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are arrang ...

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Codia spatulata ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are arrang ...

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Codia triverticillata ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are arrange ...

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Codia xerophila ''Codia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains 15 species. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, and the margin usually entire. The flowers are arrange ...

References

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q5140285 Cunoniaceae Endemic flora of New Caledonia Oxalidales genera