Paratrophis Blume
Fls mixed with peltate scales, in axillary or rarely terminal spikes; per. 4-partite, segs rounded, imbricate, in bud. ♂ ∞; stamens 4, filaments inflexed; ovary rud. ♀ us. fewer; per. minute; ovary sessile, exserted; ovule solitary, pend. Fr. drupaceous, invested by persistent per. Dioec. trees with alt. coriac. lvs; stipules small, caducous. Genus of about 10 spp. of Polynesia and 3 endemic to N.Z. The spikes are often diseased and converted into small panicles densely clad in imbricating bracts.
