''Streblus'' is a genus of
flowering plants in the
mulberry
''Morus'', a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae, consists of diverse species of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, growing wild and under cultivation in many temperate world regions. Generally, the genus has 64 identif ...
family,
Moraceae. The genus is found in the
Pacific across
Southeast Asia,
Eastern Australia,
New Zealand and the
Pacific Islands
Collectively called the Pacific Islands, the islands in the Pacific Ocean are further categorized into three major island groups: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Depending on the context, the term ''Pacific Islands'' may refer to one of se ...
.
Species include:
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Streblus asper''
Lour. – Siamese rough bush
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Streblus banksii
''Streblus banksii'', commonly known as the large-leaved milk tree or by the Māori name ewekuri, is a species of plant in the family Moraceae that is endemic to New Zealand. The name "milk tree" comes from the milky sap the tree exudes when c ...
'' – large-leaved milk tree
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Streblus brunonianus
''Streblus brunonianus'', known as the whalebone tree, is a small tree in the fig family. Commonly seen in a variety different types of rainforest, particularly by streams.
''Streblus brunonianus'' occurs from near Milton (35° S) in the souther ...
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Streblus elongatus''
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Streblus heterophyllus
''Paratrophis microphylla'', commonly known as the small-leaved milk tree, is a species of plant in the family Moraceae that is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
As a juvenile plant, ''P. microphylla'' has distinctive fiddle-shaped leaves ...
'' – small-leaved milk tree
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Streblus ilicifolius
''Taxotrophis ilicifolia'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Moraceae. Its native range is China (Southern Yunnan, Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjs ...
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(Vidal) Corner
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Streblus pendulinus
''Streblus pendulinus'', commonly known as Hawai'i roughbush or ''aiai'' (Hawaiian language), is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, Moraceae, that is native to eastern Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. It is usua ...
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(Endl.
Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher also known as Endlicher István László (24 June 1804, Pressburg, Bratislava (Pozsony) – 28 March 1849, Vienna) was an Austrian Empire, Austrian botanist, numismatist and Sinologist. He was a director of the Botan ...
) F.Muell – ''aiai'' (Eastern
Australia
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,
Melanesia,
Micronesia,
Polynesia)
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Streblus sclerophyllus
''Paratrophis sclerophylla'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is a tree endemic to New Caledonia
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Corner
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Streblus smithii'' – Three Kings milk tree
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Streblus taxoides
''Taxotrophis taxoides''Kurz WS (1877) In: ''For. Fl. Burm. 2: 465'' is a species of plant in the family Moraceae, tribe Moreae. It is a medium-sized, spiny bush (as in its Vietnamese name ''duối gai'') found in the sub-canopy layer of Asian ...
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(Roth) Kurz.
References
Moraceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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