''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family

Cunoniaceae Cunoniaceae is a family of 27 genera and about 335 species of woody plants in the order Oxalidales, mostly found in the tropical and wet temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere. The greatest diversity of genera are in Australia and Tasmania ...

. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji,

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, and the

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. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with entire margin (serrate in ''

Geissois hirsuta ''Geissois hirsuta'' is a tree species that is endemic to New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Loc ...

'' and juveniles) and intrapetiolar stipules. The inflorescences are simple racemes (trident in ''

'') and bottle-brush like. The flowers have four red sepals, lacking petals, with many long red stamens. The fruit is a capsule, the seeds flat and winged. The genus includes several nickel

hyperaccumulator A hyperaccumulator is a plant capable of growing in soil or water with very high concentrations of metals, absorbing these metals through their roots, and concentrating extremely high levels of metals in their tissues. The metals are concentrated a ...

(most species occurring on

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s) and one aluminum hyperaccumulator, ''

Geissois polyphylla ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with ...

''. Two species from Australia formerly placed in this genus have now been transferred to the genus ''

Karrabina ''Karrabina'' is a genus of trees in the family Cunoniaceae. It is endemic to eastern Australia and includes two species: ''Karrabina benthamiana'' and ''Karrabina biagiana'', previously placed in the genus ''Geissois ''Geissois'' is a gen ...

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Species

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Geissois balansae ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with en ...

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Geissois belema ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with en ...

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Geissois bradfordii ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with ...

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Geissois hippocastanifolia ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with en ...

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Geissois lanceolata ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with en ...

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Geissois magnifica ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with en ...

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Geissois montana ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with en ...

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Geissois pruinosa ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with en ...

** var. ''intermedia'' ** var. ''pruinosa'' * ''

Geissois racemosa ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with en ...

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Geissois trifoliolata ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with en ...

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Geissois velutina ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with en ...

'' Fiji * ''

Geissois imthurnii ''Geissois imthurnii'' is a species of forest tree belonging to the plant family Cunoniaceae. It is endemic to Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country ...

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Geissois stipularis ''Geissois stipularis'' is a species of forest trees, constituting part of the plant family Cunoniaceae. They are endemic to Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an i ...

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Geissois superba ''Geissois superba'' is a species of forest trees, constituting part of the plant family Cunoniaceae. They are endemic to Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an isla ...

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Geissois ternata ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with en ...

'' Vanuatu * '' Geissois denhamii'' Solomon Islands (Temotu Province) * ''

Geissois pentaphylla ''Geissois'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Cunoniaceae. It includes about 19 species mostly found in New Caledonia, but also in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Leaves are opposite, palmate with 3-9 leaflets, with en ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5530239 Flora of New Caledonia Flora of Vanuatu Flora of Fiji Oxalidales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot