Kibaropsis
| Kibaropsis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Monimiaceae |
| Genus: | Kibaropsis Vieillard ex Jérémie |
| Species: | K. caledonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Kibaropsis caledonica (Guillaumin) Jérémie
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Kibaropsis is a monotypic genus of plant in the Monimiaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia. Its only species is Kibaropsis caledonica.[1] Phylogenetic studies suggest that it is nested in the more widespread genus Hedycarya,[2] where it has once been placed.
References[edit]
- ^ Jérémie, J. (1982) Monimiacées. In Flore de La Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances, edited by A. Aubréville and J. F. Leroy, 11:127–55. Paris: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle.
- ^ Renner, S. S., J. S. Strijk, D. Strasberg, and C. Thébaud. (2010) Biogeography of the Monimiaceae (Laurales): A Role for East Gondwana and Long-Distance Dispersal, but Not West Gondwana. Journal of Biogeography 37: 1227–38.