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Amborella
Amborella
is a
monotypic
genus
of rare
understory
shrubs
or small
trees
endemic
to the main island,
Grande Terre
, of
New Caledonia
. The genus is the only member of the family
Amborellaceae
and contains a single
species
,
Amborella trichopoda
.
Amborella
is of great interest to plant
systematists
because
molecular phylogenetic
analyses consistently place it at or near the
base
of the
flowering plant
lineage.
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