Mischodon
| Mischodon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Picrodendraceae |
| Tribe: | Picrodendreae |
| Subtribe: | Mischodontinae |
| Genus: | Mischodon Thwaites |
| Species: | M. zeylanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mischodon zeylanicus Thwaites | |
Mischodon is a genus in the family Picrodendraceae, described in 1854.[1][2] The only known species is Mischodon zeylanicus, a tree native to southern India, Sri Lanka, and the Andaman Islands.[3][4]
In culture
- Sinhala - Tammanna (තම්මැන්න)
- Tamil - Tampanai
See also
References
- ↑ Thwaites, George Henry Kendrick. 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 299-300 description in Latin, commentary in English
- ↑ Tropicos, Mischodon Thwaites
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
External links
- http://eol.org/pages/1154191/literature
- http://www.gbif.org/species/3075157
- http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266543
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