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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Celastrales |
Family: | Celastraceae |
Genus: |
Psammomoya Diels & Loes. [1] [2] |
Psammomoya is a genus of plants in the Celastraceae family, [1] endemic to Western Australia. [3] The genus was first described by Ludwig Diels and Ludwig Eduard Theodor Loesener in 1904, with the designated type species being Psammomoya choretroides. [1] [2]
There are four species in the genus: [3]
In Psammomoya the leaves are opposite and decussate, and reduced to cataphylls (scales). The bracteoles are ovate and the floral disc is broad and fused. [3]
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