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''Ceratopetalum'' is a genus of nine species of shrub and tree in the family Cunoniaceae. They are found along the eastern coast of Australia and extend north to New Guinea. Two Australian species are among the best known, one being ''C. apetalum'' or coachwood, renowned as a timber tree, and ''C. gummiferum'', the New South Wales Christmas bush, so named as it flowers in December. ;Selected species *''Ceratopetalum apetalum'' D.Don (Coachwood) *''Ceratopetalum corymbosum'' C.T.White *''Ceratopetalum gummiferum'' Sm. (NSW Christmas Bush) *''Ceratopetalum hylandii'' Rozefelds & R.W.Barnes *''Ceratopetalum iugumensis'' Rozefelds & R.W.Barnes *''Ceratopetalum macrophyllum'' Hoogland *''Ceratopetalum succirubrum'' C.T.White *''Ceratopetalum tetrapterum'' Mattf. *''Ceratopetalum virchowii'' F.Muell. ==Fossil evidence== Fossil evidence for ''Ceratopetalum'' species has been found in Eocene deposits in South Australia.〔Barnes RW, Hill RS.''Ceratopetalum'' fruits from Australian cainozoic sediments and their significance for petal evolution in the genus. ''Australian Systematic Botany'' 12(5) 635 - 645.〕 Named fossil species include ''Ceratopetalum maslinensis'' and ''Ceratopetalum westermannii''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ceratopetalum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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