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271.0000 Family Meliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 263 (1789), nom. cons.
50 genera, ca. 750 spp. Phylogeny following Cole (2020)
Species listed in database: 780; hybrids: 2
= Cedrelaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 595, 596 (1814)
271.2401 Genus Vavaea Benth.; London J. Bot. 2: 212 (1843)
Distribution: Malesia from Sumatra to Solomon Isl., N-Australia, Melanesia, Polynesia. An undescribed species occurs in Samoa (Whistler 2022)
Species listed in database: 5
= Lamiofrutex Lauterb.; Nova Guinea 14: 147 (1924)
species :
Vavaea amicorum Benth.; London J. Bot. 2: 212 (1843)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines (Batanes, Luzon, Catanduanes, Mindoro, Masbate, Leyte, Panay, Negros, Samar, Basilan, Mindanao); Java; Moluccas (Seram, Talaud, Tanimbar, Sula Arch.); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain, New Ireland); Solomon Isl.; Australia (N-Western Australia: Kimberleys, Northern Territory, N-Queensland); Vanuatu; Tonga (Late Isl., Tongatapu, ´Eua, Kao, Vava´u); Fiji; Fed. States of Micronesia (Yap)
42 BOR JAW MOL NWG PHI PLW SUL SUM 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS 60 FIJ TON VAN 62 MIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Beilschmiedia brassii Allen; (1942)
= Lamiofrutex papuanus Lauterb.; Nova Guinea 14: 147 (1924)
= Syzygium bantamense (Koord. & Valeton) Sunarti; Pros. Masyarakat Biodivers. Indonesia 1(5): 1094 (2015)
= Vavaea archboldiana Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 298 (1940)
= Vavaea ardisioides Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 8: 2767 (1915)
= Vavaea australiana S.T.Blake; Austral. J. Bot. 2: 122 (1954)
= Vavaea bantamensis (Koord. & Valeton) Koord. & Merr.; Bijdr. Boomsoort. Java 4 (Verbess. u. Einfüg.): 9 (1918)
= Vavaea bougainvillensis B.L.Burtt; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 303 (1935)
= Vavaea brassii (C.K.Allen) Kosterm.; Reinwardtia 5: 377 (1961)
= Vavaea brevipedunculata Sa.Kurata; Bull. Tokyo Univ. Forest 35: 198 (1947)
= Vavaea chalmersii C.DC.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 177 (1903)
= Vavaea chalmersii var. angustifolia Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 297 (1940)
= Vavaea harveyi Seem.; Fl. Vit. [Seemann] 35 (1865)
= Vavaea heterophylla Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 303 (1918)
= Vavaea kajewskii Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 298 (1940)
= Vavaea lamii Steenis; Acta Bot. Neerl. 1: 92 (1952)
= Vavaea ledermannii Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 19b(1): 98, 177 (1940)
= Vavaea luzonensis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 9: 3390 (1937), in obs., pro syn.
= Vavaea oligantha B.L.Burtt; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 304 (1935)
= Vavaea pachyphylla Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 304 (1918)
= Vavaea pauciflora Ridl.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 9: 26 (1916) (non Volk)
= Vavaea pauciflora Volkens; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 465 (1901)
= Vavaea pilosa Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 302 (1918)
= Vavaea retusa Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 301 (1918)
= Vavaea scaevoloides Guillaumin; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 51: 550 (1938)
= Vavaea sorsogonensis Elmer ex Merr.; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 2: 359 (1923), in obs., pro syn.
= Vavaea surigaoensis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 8: 2768 (1915)
= Vavaea vitiensis Seem.; Fl. Vit. [Seemann] 35 (1865)
= Vitex bantamensis Koord. & Valeton; (1900)
species :
Vavaea degeneri A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 30: 475 (1952)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
species :
Vavaea megaphylla C.H.Wright; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 102 (1895)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Trigonostemon voratus Croizat; Sargentia 1: 52 (1942) (Euphorbiaceae)
species :
Vavaea papuana F.M.Bailey; Queensland Agric. J. 3: 282 (1898)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Vavaea tubiflora T.D.Penn.; Blumea 17: 365 (1969)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
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