Hymenocardia
| Hymenocardia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Tribe: | Hymenocardieae |
| Genus: | Hymenocardia Wall. ex Lindl. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Samaropyxis Miq. | |
Hymenocardia is a genus of trees in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1836.[2][3] Most of the species are native to Africa, with one in Southeast Asia.[1][4]
- Species[1]
- Hymenocardia acida - from Gambia to Ethiopia to Mozambique
- Hymenocardia heudelotii - W + C Africa
- Hymenocardia lyrata - W Africa
- Hymenocardia punctata - Mishmi Hills, Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra
- Hymenocardia ripicola - Cameroon, Congo, Zaïre
- Hymenocardia ulmoides - C + E + S Africa
- formerly included[1]
moved to Mallotus
- Hymenocardia plicata - Mallotus plicatus
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Lindley, John. 1836. A Natural System of Botany 441
- ↑ Tropicos, Hymenocardia Wall. ex Lindl.
- ↑ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Hymenocardia&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Hymenocardia"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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