Berrya

Berrya
Berrya cordifolia - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Brownlowioideae
Genus:	Berrya Roxb.
Species
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Berrya is a genus of evergreen trees with fibrous bark from Southeast Asia and the Pacific Region. The plants are valuable for their timber. The flowers are showy, with large tight clusters of green flowers.

Cultivation

Trees from Berrya are propagated from seed and grown in warm temperate or tropical climates.

Species

• Berrya ammonilla
• Berrya cordifolia
• Berrya javanica
• Berrya mollis
• Berrya pacifica
• Berrya quinquelocularis

References

• Ellison, Don (1999) Cultivated Plants of the World. London: New Holland (1st ed.: Brisbane: Flora Publications International, 1995)
• Botanica Sistematica