''Sparattosyce'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of trees in the family
Moraceae
The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however ...
. The genus is endemic to
New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains two species. Its closest relative is ''
Antiaropsis'' from
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...
.
[Zerega, N. J. C., W. L. Clement, S. L. Datwyler, and G. D. Weiblen. (2005) Biogeography and Divergence Times in the Mulberry Family (Moraceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37 (2): 402–16.]
Species
The genus consists of the following two species:
* ''
Sparattosyce balansae''
* ''
Sparattosyce dioica''
References
External links
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Endemic flora of New Caledonia
Moraceae
Moraceae genera