Levieria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Monimiaceae. They are dioecious trees or shrubs.
It is native to Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea and Queensland (north-eastern Australia).
The genus name of Levieria is in honour of Emilio Levier (1839–1911), a Swiss-born Italian botanist, mycologist and plant collector in Florence. It was first described and published in Malesia Vol.1 on page 192 in 1877.
Known species According to Kew: Levieria acuminata – eastern New Guinea and northeastern Queensland Levieria beccariana – eastern New Guinea Levieria montana – Sulawesi, Maluku Islands, and New Guinea Levieria nitens – New Guinea Levieria orientalis – eastern New Guinea Levieria scandens – eastern New Guinea Levieria squarrosa – New Guinea
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