Apiopetalum

Apiopetalum
	Apiopetalum velutinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Mackinlayoideae
Genus:	Apiopetalum; Baill.
Species
	Apiopetalum glabratum; Apiopetalum velutinum;

Apiopetalum is a genus of plant in the family Apiaceae, comprising 2 species. They are small trees, reaching 6 m in height, and have simple leaves. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.[1] Its closest relative is the Australian Actinotus.[2]

References

Morat, P., T. Jaffré, F. Tronchet, J. Munzinger, Y. Pillon, J. M. Veillon, and M. Chalopin. “The Taxonomic Reference Base Florical and Characteristics of the Native Vascular Flora of New Caledonia.” Adansonia 34, no. 2 (2012): 179–221. https://dx.doi.org/10.5252/a2012n2a1
Nicolas, A. N., and G. M. Plunkett. (2009) The Demise of Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae (Apiaceae) and the Re-Alignment of Its Genera across the Entire Order Apiales.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53 (1): 134–51.

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[1] Morat, P., T. Jaffré, F. Tronchet, J. Munzinger, Y. Pillon, J. M. Veillon, and M. Chalopin. “The Taxonomic Reference Base Florical and Characteristics of the Native Vascular Flora of New Caledonia.” Adansonia 34, no. 2 (2012): 179–221. https://dx.doi.org/10.5252/a2012n2a1

[2] Nicolas, A. N., and G. M. Plunkett. (2009) The Demise of Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae (Apiaceae) and the Re-Alignment of Its Genera across the Entire Order Apiales.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53 (1): 134–51.