Baccaurea
Baccaurea[1] is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. The genus comprises over 100 species, distributed from Malesia to the West Pacific. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[2] Many species contain edible fruits.[3]
Baccaurea | |
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Fruits of Baccaurea racemosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Antidesmatoideae |
Tribe: | Scepeae |
Genus: | Baccaurea Lour., 1790 |
Type species | |
Baccaurea ramiflora[1] | |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
Selected species
Baccaurea acuminata (Miq.) Müll.Arg. |
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Baccaurea minutiflora Müll.Arg. |
References
- Flora Cochinchinensis 2: 661. 1790. "Name - Baccaurea Lour". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
Type Specimen: Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.
- Hoffmann, Petra; Kathriarachchi, Hashendra; Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2006). "A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato)". Kew Bulletin. 61 (1): 37–53. JSTOR 20443245.
- "Baccaurea (PROSEA Fruits) - PlantUse English". uses.plantnet-project.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- GRIN. "Species in GRIN for genus Baccaurea". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- "Query Results for Genus Genus". IPNI. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- "Name - Baccaurea Lour. subordinate taxa". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved February 6, 2010.