Psammomoya

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Celastrales

Familia: Celastraceae
Genus: Psammomoya
Species: P. choretroides – P. ephedroides – P. grandiflora – P. implexa
Source(s) of checklist:

Hassler, M. 2019. Psammomoya. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 07. Reference page.

Name

Psammomoya Diels & Loes., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 35: 399. 1904.

Type species: Psammomoya choretroides (F. Muell.) Diels. LT designated by Loesener in Engler et Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2. 20b: 154 (1942).

References
Primary references

Diels, F.L.E. & Loesener, L.E.T. 1904. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35: 399.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Psammomoya. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 07. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Psammomoya in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 07. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Psammomoya. Published online. Accessed: October 07 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Psammomoya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 October 2019.

Vernacular names
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]

Psammomoya choretroides (F.Muell.) Diels & Loes.
Psammomoya implexa Keighery
Psammomoya ephedroides Diels & Loes.
Psammomoya grandiflora Keighery

Description

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]
References

"Psammomoya". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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.
G.J. Keighery (2002). "Psammomoya (Celastraceae), a taxonomic review". Nuytsia. 14 (3): 385–392. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100730145.