''Eucarpha'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family

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. Two species are recognised. Up to 1975, these were classified within the genus ''

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'' until Lawrence Johnson and

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recognised their distinctness, particularly their prominent

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s, in their 1975 monograph " On the Proteaceae: the evolution and classification of a southern family". Nomenclatural combinations for these two species in the genus ''Eucarpha'' were published in 2022. In 2006, the genus was placed in the tribe

Roupaleae The Grevilleoideae are a subfamily of the plant family Proteaceae. Mainly restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, it contains around 46 genera and about 950 species. Genera include ''Banksia'', ''Grevillea'', and ''Macadamia''. Description The ...

. Its closest relative is the Australian ''

Triunia ''Triunia'' is a genus of medium to tall shrubs or small trees found as understorey plants in rainforests of eastern Australia. Members of the plant family Proteaceae, they are notable for their poisonous fleshy fruits or drupes. Only one species ...

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Species

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accepted two species: *''

Eucarpha deplanchei ''Eucarpha deplanchei'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae, native to New Caledonia. It was first described in 1865 as ''Knightia deplanchei''. Taxonomy The species was placed within the genus ''Knightia'' until 1975, when ...

'' (Vieill. ex Brongn. & Gris) P.H.Weston & Mabb., syn. ''Knightia deplanchei'' Vieill. ex Brongn. & Gris *''

Eucarpha strobilina ''Eucarpha strobilina'', synonym ''Knightia strobilina'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae, native to New Caledonia. Taxonomy The taxonomic history of the species is somewhat tangled, as some names have been used that ...

'' (Labill.) P.H.Weston & Mabb., syn. ''Knightia strobilina'' (Labill.) R.Br. ex Meisn.

References

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