| Hedycarya | |
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| Hedycarya arborea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Monimiaceae |
| Genus: | Hedycarya J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.[1] |
| Species | |
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16; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hedycarya is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants in the family Monimiaceae[2] native to eastern Australia, New Zealand, and some Pacific Islands.[1] Plants in the genus Hedycarya are shrubs, or small to medium trees with sometimes toothed leaves. The male and female flowers cup-shaped and are borne on separate plants. Male flowers usually have 8 tepals and many stamens and female flowers have 6 to 12 tepals with many carpels. The fruit is a cluster of drupes.
- ^ a b c Hedycarya J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Kubitzki, Klaus; Rohwer, Jens G; Bittrich, Volker, eds. (1993). Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5. ISBN 978-3-642-08141-5. S2CID 38606188.