Baccaurea

<i>Baccaurea</i>

Baccaurea

Genus of flowering plants

Baccaurea[1] is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. The genus comprises 51 species, distributed from India to Indochina, southern China, Malesia, New Guinea, and the West Pacific.[2] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[3] Many species contain edible fruits.[4]

Hue, Vietnam
Baccaurea sapida in Pakke Tiger Reserve, India

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Species

51 species are accepted.[2]

  • Baccaurea airyshawii Chakrab. & M.Gangop.
  • Baccaurea angulata Merr.
  • Baccaurea annamensis Gagnep.
  • Baccaurea bakeri Elmer ex Merr.
  • Baccaurea bracteata Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea brevipes Hook.f.
  • Baccaurea carinata Haegens
  • Baccaurea celebica Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Baccaurea costulata (Miq.) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea courtallensis (Wight) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea dasystachya (Miq.) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea deflexa Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea dolichobotrys Merr.
  • Baccaurea dulcis (Jack) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea edulis Merr.
  • Baccaurea henii Thìn
  • Baccaurea javanica (Blume) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea lanceolata (Miq.) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea macrocarpa (Miq.) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea macrophylla (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea maingayi Hook.f.
  • Baccaurea malayana King ex Hook.f.
  • Baccaurea microcarpa (Airy Shaw) Haegens
  • Baccaurea minor Hook.f.
  • Baccaurea mollis Haegens
  • Baccaurea motleyana (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea multiflora Burck ex J.J.Sm.
  • Baccaurea nanihua Merr.
  • Baccaurea nesophila Airy Shaw
  • Baccaurea odoratissima Elmer
  • Baccaurea papuana F.M.Bailey
  • Baccaurea parviflora (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea philippinensis (Merr.) Merr.
  • Baccaurea polyneura Hook.f. (syn. Baccaurea hookeri Gage)
  • Baccaurea ptychopyxis Airy Shaw
  • Baccaurea pubera (Miq.) Müll.Arg. (syn. Baccaurea latifolia King ex Hook.f.)
  • Baccaurea purpurea Haegens
  • Baccaurea pyriformis Gage
  • Baccaurea racemosa (Reinw.) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.
  • Baccaurea reniformis Chakrab. & M.Gangop.
  • Baccaurea reticulata Hook.f.
  • Baccaurea sarawakensis Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Baccaurea seemannii (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea simaloerensis Haegens
  • Baccaurea sumatrana (Miq.) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea sylvestris Lour.
  • Baccaurea taitensis Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea tetrandra (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea trigonocarpa Merr.
  • Baccaurea velutina (Ridl.) Ridl.

References

  1. [1]
    Flora Cochinchinensis 2: 661. 1790. "Name - Baccaurea Lour". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved February 6, 2010. Type Specimen: Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.
  2. [2]
    Baccaurea Lour. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    "Baccaurea (PROSEA Fruits) - PlantUse English". uses.plantnet-project.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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