''Steganthera'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Monimiaceae
The Monimiaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the magnoliid Order (biology), order Laurales.Peter F. Stevens (2001 onwards). "Monimiaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. At: Botanical Databases At: Missouri Botanical Gar ...
.
Its native range is
Sulawesi
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and the
Maluku Islands
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through
Papuasia
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It comprises th ...
(
New Guinea
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, the
Bismarck Archipelago
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History
The first inhabitants of the archipela ...
, and
Solomon Islands
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) to
Queensland
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.
Species
28 species are accepted.
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Steganthera alpina''
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Steganthera atepala''
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Steganthera australiana''
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Steganthera chimbuensis''
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Steganthera cooperorum''
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Steganthera cyclopensis''
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Steganthera dentata''
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Steganthera fasciculata''
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Steganthera hentyi''
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Steganthera hirsuta''
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Steganthera hospitans''
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Steganthera ilicifolia''
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Steganthera insculpta''
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Steganthera laxiflora''
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Steganthera ledermannii''
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Steganthera macooraia''
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Steganthera moszkowskii''
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Steganthera myrtifolia''
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Steganthera odontophylla''
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Steganthera oligantha''
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Steganthera parvifolia''
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Steganthera psychotrioides''
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Steganthera pycnoneura''
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Steganthera royenii''
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Steganthera salomonensis''
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Steganthera stevensii''
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Steganthera suberosoalata''
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Steganthera symplocoides''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q6133924
Monimiaceae
Monimiaceae genera
Flora of the Australasian realm