Symphonia is a genus of tropical woody plants, specifically trees in the family Clusiaceae. The genus has its diversity center in Madagascar and one species (Symphonia globulifera) disjunct in the Afrotropic and the Neotropic in the Amazon rainforest.
Because of this particular distribution pattern, the origin of the genus is controversial: two hypotheses have been proposed, one suggesting an Amazon origin, the other a Madagascar origin.
Species , Plants of the World Online accepts 16 species: Symphonia clusioides Symphonia eugenioides Baker Symphonia fasciculata (Thouars) Baill. Symphonia globulifera L.f. Symphonia gymnoclada (Planch. & Triana) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Vesque Symphonia lepidocarpa Baker Symphonia linearis H.Perrier Symphonia louvelii Jum. Symphonia microphylla (Hils. & Bojer ex Cambess.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Vesque Symphonia nectarifera Jum. & H.Perrier Symphonia oligantha Baker.f. Symphonia pauciflora Baker Symphonia sessiliflora H.Perrier Symphonia tanalensis Jum. Symphonia urophylla (Decne. ex Planch. & Triana) Vesque Symphonia verrucosa (Hils. & Bojer ex Planch. & Triana) Vesque
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