Embelia

Embelia is a genus of climbing shrubs once placed in the family Myrsinaceae, which is now included in the Primulaceae. There are about 130 species which occur in tropical and subtropical areas across a wide range including Africa and Madagascar and from eastern Asia to the Pacific Islands as well as Australia including:

  • Embelia angustifolia (A. DC.) A. DC.
  • Embelia australiana (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey - native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia
  • Embelia basaal (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC.
  • Embelia caulialata S.T.Reynolds
  • Embelia curvinervia S.T.Reynolds
  • Embelia demissa Cordem.
  • Embelia disticha Fletcher
  • Embelia floribunda Wall.
  • Embelia grandifolia Fletcher
  • Embelia grayi S.T.Reynolds
  • Embelia laeta (L.) Mez.
  • Embelia longifolia (Benth.) Hemsl.
  • Embelia macrocarpa King & Gamble
  • Embelia oblongifolia Hemsl.
  • Embelia pulchella Mez.
  • Embelia ribes Burm. f. - false black pepper, white-flowered embelia
  • Embelia ruminata (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) Mez
  • Embelia schimperi Vatke
  • Embelia sessiliflora Kurz.
  • Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC.

Embelia
Embelia demissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Embelia
Burm.f.
Species

See text

Synonyms

Ribesiodes Kuntze
Samara L.

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