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
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
of the
family
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Pandaceae
The family Pandaceae consists of three genera that were formerly recognized in the Euphorbiaceae. Those are:
*''Galearia'' (from tribe Galearieae, subfamily Acalyphoideae, family Euphorbiaceae)
*''Microdesmis'' (from tribe Galearieae, subfamily ...
. It is native to
Indochina
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, insular
Southeast Asia
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,
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
and the
Solomon Islands
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tree
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s or
shrub
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s which exude a white liquid.
Accepted species:
#'' Galearia aristifera'' Miq. - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
#'' Galearia celebica'' Koord. - Sulawesi, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands
#'' Galearia filiformis'' (Blume) Boerl. - Java, Sumatra
#'' Galearia fulva'' (Tul.) Miq. - Indochina, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra, Philippines
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Galearia maingayi
''Galearia'' is a genus of plant of the family Pandaceae. It is native to Indochina, insular Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. They are large trees or shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized per ...