Hymenocardia

Hymenocardia
Hymenocardia acida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Antidesmatoideae
Tribe: Antidesmateae
Subtribe: Hymenocardiinae
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 in this genus are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[5]

Species[1]
  1. Hymenocardia acida - from Gambia to Ethiopia to Mozambique
  2. Hymenocardia heudelotii - W + C Africa
  3. Hymenocardia lyrata - W Africa
  4. Hymenocardia punctata - Mishmi Hills, Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra
  5. Hymenocardia ripicola - Cameroon, RotC, DRC
  6. Hymenocardia ulmoides - C + E + S Africa
formerly included[1]

moved to Mallotus

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Lindley, John. 1836. A Natural System of Botany 441
  3. ^ Tropicos, Hymenocardia Wall. ex Lindl.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.

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