''Hunga'' is a genus of plants in the family
Chrysobalanaceae
Chrysobalanaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of trees and shrubs in 27 genera and about 700 species of pantropical distribution with a centre of diversity in the Amazon. Some of the species contain silica in their bodies for rig ...
described by British botanist
Ghillean Prance
Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance (born 13 July 1937) is a prominent British botanist and ecologist who has published extensively on the taxonomy of families such as Chrysobalanaceae and Lecythidaceae, but drew particular attention in documenting th ...
in 1979. Species in this genus are
native
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People
* '' Jus sanguinis'', nationality by blood
* '' Jus soli'', nationality by location of birth
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** Nat ...
to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
and
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
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Hunga cordata
''Hunga cordata'' is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from M ...
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Prance – New Caledonia
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Hunga gerontogea
''Hunga gerontogea'' is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Loc ...
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(Schltr.
Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (16 October 1872 – 16 November 1925) was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids.
He went on botanical expeditions in Africa, Indonesia, New Guinea, South and Central America an ...
) Prance – New Caledonia
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Hunga guillauminii
''Hunga guillauminii'' is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located f ...
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Prance – New Caledonia
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Hunga lifouana
''Hunga'' is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1979. Species in this genus are native to New Guinea and New Caledonia.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
*'' Hunga ...
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(Däniker) Prance – New Caledonia,
Loyalty Islands
Loyalty Islands Province (, ) is one of the three top-level administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia. It encompasses the Loyalty Islands () archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, located northeast of the New Caledonian mainland of Grande Terre.
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Hunga longifolia
''Hunga'' is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1979. Species in this genus are native to New Guinea and New Caledonia.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
*'' Hunga ...
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Prance – Papua New Guinea
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Hunga mackeeana
''Hunga mackeeana'' is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from ...
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Prance – New Caledonia
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Hunga minutiflora
''Hunga'' is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1979. Species in this genus are native to New Guinea and New Caledonia.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
*'' Hunga ...
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(Baker f.
Edmund Gilbert Baker (1864–1949) was a British plant collector and botanist. He was the son of John Gilbert Baker
John Gilbert Baker (13 January 1834 – 16 August 1920) was an England, English botanist. His son was the botanist Edmund G ...
) Prance – New Caledonia
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Hunga myrsinoides
''Hunga'' is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1979. Species in this genus are native to New Guinea and New Caledonia.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
*'' Hunga ...
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(Schltr.) Prance – New Caledonia
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Hunga novoguineensis
''Hunga'' is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1979. Species in this genus are native to New Guinea and New Caledonia.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
*'' Hunga ...
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Prance – Papua New Guinea
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Hunga papuana
''Hunga'' is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1979. Species in this genus are native to New Guinea and New Caledonia.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
*'' Hunga ...
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(Baker f.) Prance – Papua New Guinea
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Hunga rhamnoides
''Hunga'' is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1979. Species in this genus are native to New Guinea and New Caledonia.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
*'' Hunga ...
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(Guillaumin Guillaumin is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*André Guillaumin (1885–1974), French botanist
*Armand Guillaumin
Armand Guillaumin (; February 16, 1841 – June 26, 1927) was a French Impressionist painter and l ...
) Prance – New Caledonia
References
Chrysobalanaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Ghillean Prance
Taxa described in 1979
Flora of New Caledonia
Flora of New Guinea
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