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Omphalea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1759. It is native to tropical parts of the Americas, the West Indies, Asia, Australia, and Africa (including Madagascar).
Omphalea has monoecious, apetalous flowers and fleshy fruits with hard centers.
The plants are toxic and few animals can eat them. Diurnal moths of the subfamily Uraniinae feed on them. These moths are species of the genus Urania in the Americas, and of the genus Chrysiridia in Africa.
Omphalea ankaranensis · Omphalea celata · Omphalea malayana · Omphalea queenslandiae · Breadnut
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