Semecarpus

Semecarpus
Semecarpus anacardium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Anacardioideae
Genus: Semecarpus
L.f.
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Melanocommia Ridl. (1933)
  • Nothopegiopsis Lauterb. (1920)
  • Oncocarpus A.Gray (1853)

Semecarpus is a genus of plants in the family Anacardiaceae. It includes 87 species native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Malesia, Taiwan, Papuasia, Queensland, and the South Pacific.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Semecarpus was erected by Carl Linnaeus the Younger in 1782 in Supplementum Plantarum.[2] In the same work, he described Semecarpus anacardium.[3] The gender of the genus name has been the subject of some confusion. Early authors treated it as feminine. As one example, in 1850, Carl Ludwig Blume described a number of species of Semecarpus, such as Semecarpus heterophylla and Semecarpus longifolia, using feminine endings for the specific epithet.[4] However, Example 3 of Article 62 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants states that all compounds ending in the Greek masculine ‑carpos or ‑carpus are masculine.[5] As of June 2022, the International Plant Names Index and Plants of the World Online used masculine endings, such as Semecarpus heterophyllus and Semecarpus longifolius,[1] while the Global Biodiversity Information Facility had mixed endings, such as Semecarpus heterophylla and Semecarpus longifolius.[6]

Species

As of June 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Semecarpus L.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  2. ^ "Semecarpus L.f." The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  3. ^ "Semecarpus anacardium L.f." The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  4. ^ Blume, C.L. (1850). Museum botanicum Lugduno-Batavum, sive, Stirpium exoticarum novarum vel minus cognitarum ex vivis aut siccis brevis expositio et descriptio (in Latin). Vol. 1. pp. 186ff. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  5. ^ Turland, N.J.; et al., eds. (2018). "Art. 62". International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017 (electronic ed.). Glashütten: International Association for Plant Taxonomy. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  6. ^ "Semecarpus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2022-06-24.