''Zygogynum'' is a genus 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 exclu ...

in the winter's bark family

Winteraceae Winteraceae is a primitive family of tropical trees and shrubs including 93 species in five genera. It is of particular interest because it is such a primitive angiosperm family, distantly related to Magnoliaceae, though it has a much more s ...

. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to

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(21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 species), the

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(2 species),

Lord Howe Island Lord Howe Island (; formerly Lord Howe's Island) is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, part of the Australian state of New South Wales. It lies directly east of mainland P ...

(1 species), and

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(2 species)."''Zygogynum'' Baill." Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 24 April 2022. This genus is interesting for having the greatest range in the number of stamens in any genus: as few as three or as many as 370; a 123 fold difference in the number of stamens. The number of carpels can range from one to as many as fifty.

Species

The genus includes 45 accepted species: * ''

Zygogynum acsmithii ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' Vink – southeastern New Caledonia * '' Zygogynum amplexicaule'' (Vieill. ex P.Parm.) Vink – northern and western New Caledonia * '' Zygogynum archboldianum'' (A.C.Sm.) Vink – western New Guinea * '' Zygogynum argenteum'' (A.C.Sm.) Vink – New Guinea * '' Zygogynum baillonii'' Tiegh. – southeastern New Caledonia * ''

Zygogynum bicolor ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' Tiegh. – central New Caledonia * ''

Zygogynum bosavicum ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' Vink – New Guinea * ''

Zygogynum bullatum ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' (Diels) Vink – Mt. Stolle, New Guinea * ''

Zygogynum calophyllum ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' (A.C.Sm.) Vink – New Guinea * '' Zygogynum calothyrsum'' (Diels) Vink – New Guinea * '' Zygogynum clemensiae'' (A.C.Sm.) Vink – New Guinea * ''

Zygogynum comptonii ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' (Baker f.) Vink - northern New Caledonia * ''

Zygogynum crassifolium ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' (

Baill. Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895. Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on ...

) Vink – New Caledonia * ''

Zygogynum cristatum ''Zygogynum cristatum'' is a species of plant in the family Winteraceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia and is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural ...

'' Vink – central New Caledonia * ''

Zygogynum cruminatum ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' Vink – New Guinea * ''

Zygogynum cyclopensis ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' Vink – New Guinea * ''

Zygogynum fraterculus ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' Vink – New Caledonia * ''

Zygogynum haplopus ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' (B.L.Burtt) Vink – Solomon Islands * ''

Zygogynum howeanum ''Zygogynum howeanum'', commonly known as hotbark or hot bark, is a species of plant in the family Winteraceae. It is Endemism, endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. The specific epithet refers to the locality. ...

'' (F.Muell.) Vink – Lord Howe Island * ''

Zygogynum ledermannii ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' (Diels) Vink – New Guinea * ''

Zygogynum longifolium ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' (A.C.Sm.) Vink – New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago * ''

Zygogynum mackeei ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' Vink – northern New Caledonia * ''

Zygogynum megacarpum ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago ...

'' (A.C.Sm.) Vink – western New Guinea * '' Zygogynum montanum'' (Lauterb.) Vink – Papua New Guinea * '' Zygogynum oligocarpum'' (Schltr.) Vink – Papua New Guinea * '' Zygogynum oligostigma'' Vink – central New Caledonia * '' Zygogynum pachyanthum'' (A.C.Sm.) Vink – New Guinea * '' Zygogynum pancheri'' (Baill.) Vink – east-central and southeastern New Caledonia * '' Zygogynum pauciflorum'' (Baker f.) Vink –

Mont Panié Mont Panié is a mountain on the island of Grande Terre in New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France located in the south-west Pacific Ocean. At , it is the island's highest point. Mont Panié is situated in the Chaîne Centrale mountain ...

, northern New Caledonia * ''

Zygogynum polyneurum ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' (Diels) Vink – western New Guinea * '' Zygogynum pomiferum'' Baill. – northern and central New Caledonia * '' Zygogynum queenslandianum'' (Vink) Vink – northeastern Queensland * '' Zygogynum schlechteri'' (Guillaumin) Vink – southeastern New Caledonia * '' Zygogynum schramii'' Vink – western New Guinea * ''

Zygogynum semecarpoides ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' (F.Muell.) Vink – northeastern Queensland * ''

Zygogynum sororium ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' (Diels) Vink –

Schrader Range Schrader Range is a mountain range in central Papua New Guinea. It is a part of the Bismarck Range The Bismarck Range is a mountain range in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. The range is named after the German Chancellor, Ot ...

, Papua New Guinea * '' Zygogynum staufferianum'' Vink – Papua New Guinea * ''

Zygogynum stipitatum ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' Baill. – northern and central New Caledonia * '' Zygogynum sylvestre'' (A.C.Sm.) Vink – New Guinea * '' Zygogynum tanyostigma'' Vink – Mont Panié, northern New Caledonia * ''

Zygogynum tieghemii ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' Vink – central and southeastern New Caledonia * '' Zygogynum umbellatum'' (Ridl.) Vink – New Guinea * '' Zygogynum vieillardii'' Baill. – central and southeastern New Caledonia * ''

Zygogynum vinkii ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' F.B.Sampson – central New Caledonia * ''

Zygogynum whitmoreanum ''Zygogynum'' is a genus of plant in the winter's bark family Winteraceae. 19 species are native to New Caledonia, and are pollinated primarily by beetles and moths. Other species are native to New Guinea (21 species), the Bismarck Archipelago (1 ...

'' Vink – Solomon Islands

References

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon Australasian realm flora Canellales genera {{magnoliid-stub