Species
Twenty-one species are recognised in the genus Oxera, in five informal species groups:
- baladica group
- Oxera baladica
- Oxera sessilifolia
- Oxera subverticillata
- Oxera vanuatuensis – Vanuatu
- robusta group
- Oxera coriacea
- Oxera coronata
- Oxera palmatinervia
- Oxera robusta
- pulchella group
- Oxera balansae – Grande Terre, Île des Pins, Lifou
- Oxera brevicalyx
- Oxera crassifolia
- Oxera morierei
- Oxera pulchella
- sulfurea group
- Oxera gmelinoides
- Oxera microcalyx
- Oxera rugosa
- Oxera sulfurea – Grand Terre, Île des Pins, Lifou, Maré
- macrocalyx group
- Oxera glandulosa – New Caledonia, Île des Pins
- Oxera neriifolia
- Oxera macrocalyx
- Oxera oreophila
Read more about this topic: Oxera Macrocalyx
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