Syncarpia

taxobox
name = "Syncarpia"

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image_caption = "S. glomulifera leaves"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Syncarpia"
genus_authority = Ten.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.|

"Syncarpia" is a small genus of trees in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). They are native to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. They are unusual among the "Myrtaceae" in that the leaves are opposite rather than alternate as is the norm for the family.

The species are commonly known as turpentine trees due to the odour of their resin.

They include:

* "Syncarpia glomulifera"
* "Syncarpia hillii"
* "Syncarpia verecunda"

"S. glomulifera" is considered a weed in Hawaii.

References

* [http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/qsearch.do;jsessionid=FB2BCD29F2F447707787A43FBF59AFE9 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World checklist: "Syncarpia"]