Flacourtia indica

Flacourtia indica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Flacourtia
Species:
F. indica
Binomial name
Flacourtia indica
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Gmelina indica Burm.f. in Fl. Indica: 132 (1768)
    • Gmelina javanica Christm. in Vollst. Pflanzensyst. 2: 134 (1777)
    • Flacourtia afra Pic.Serm. in Miss. Stud. Lago Tana 7(1): 97 (1951)
    • Flacourtia balansae Gagnep. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 521 (1908)
    • Flacourtia elliptica (Tul.) Warb. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a): 43 (1893)
    • Flacourtia frondosa Clos in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 8: 217 (1857)
    • Flacourtia gambecola Clos in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 8: 219 (1857)
    • Flacourtia heterophylla Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 331 (1854 publ. 1855)
    • Flacourtia hilsenbergii C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 441 (1845)
    • Flacourtia hirtiuscula Oliv. in Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 121 (1868)
    • Flacourtia indica var. innocua (Haines) H.O.Saxena & Brahmam in Fl. Orissa 1: 79 (1994)
    • Flacourtia kirkiana H.M.Gardner in Trees Shrubs Kenya: 21 (1936)
    • Flacourtia lenis Craib in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 259 (1916)
    • Flacourtia lucida Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 366 (1796)
    • Flacourtia obcordata Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 835 (1832)
    • Flacourtia parvifolia Merr. in Lingnan Sci. J. 6: 328 (1928 publ. 1930)
    • Flacourtia perrottetiana Clos in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 8: 218 (1857)
    • Flacourtia ramontchi var. renvoizei Fosberg in Kew Bull. 29: 254 (1974)
    • Flacourtia rotundifolia Clos in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 8: 218 (1857)
    • Flacourtia rotundifolia Roxb. in Hort. Bengal.: 73 (1814), not validly publ.
    • Flacourtia sapida Roxb. in Pl. Coromandel 1: 49 (1796)
    • Flacourtia sepiaria Roxb. in Pl. Coromandel 1: 48 (1796)
    • Flacourtia sepiaria var. innocua Haines in unknown publication
    • Flacourtia thorelii Gagnep. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 522 (1908)
    • Myroxylon dicline Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 813 (1837)
    • Stigmarota africana Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 633 (1790)
    • Stigmarota edulis Blanco in Fl. Filip., ed. 2.: 560 (1845)
    • Xylosma elliptica Tul. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 9: 343 (1868)
    • Verlangia indica Neck. ex Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 34 (1838)

Flacourtia indica (known commonly as ramontchi, governor's plum and Indian plum), is a species of flowering plant native to much of Africa and tropical and temperate parts of Asia. It has various uses, including folk medicine, fuel, animal food and human food.

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Flacourtia indica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146188176A146223268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146188176A146223268.en. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 October 2023.