Baccaurea

Baccaurea
Fruits of Baccaurea racemosa
Scientific classification Edit this 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[2]
  • Adenocrepis Blume (1826)
  • Calyptroon Miq. (1861)
  • Coccomelia Reinw. (1825)
  • Everettiodendron Merr. (1909)
  • Gatnaia Gagnep. (1924 publ. 1925)
  • Hedycarpus Jack (1823)
  • Microsepala Miq. (1861)
  • Pierardia Roxb. (1832)

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
  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Baccaurea Lour. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  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. ^ "Baccaurea (PROSEA Fruits) - PlantUse English". uses.plantnet-project.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.