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]
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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] |
There are four species in the genus:[3]
- Psammomoya choretroides (F.Muell.) Diels & Loes.
- Psammomoya implexa Keighery
- Psammomoya ephedroides Diels & Loes.
- Psammomoya grandiflora Keighery
Description
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Psammomoya". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b c Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G (6 December 1904). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (in Latin). 35 (2–3): 339, fig. 41 A–H.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c G.J. Keighery (2002). "Psammomoya (Celastraceae), a taxonomic review". Nuytsia. 14 (3): 385–392. doi:10.58828/NUY00372. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100730145.
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