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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. |
Psammomoya is a genus of plants in the Celastraceae family, endemic to Western Australia. The genus was first described by Ludwig Diels and Ludwig Eduard Theodor Loesener in 1904, with the designated type species being Psammomoya choretroides.
There are four species in the genus:
- 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.
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.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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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