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[2] | |
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]
Type Specimen: Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.