Bunchosia

Bunchosia
	Bunchosia nitida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Malpighiaceae
Genus:	Bunchosia; Rich. ex Kunth
Species
	ca. 75 species; see text
Synonyms
	Malacmaea Griseb.

Bunchosia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It contains roughly 75 species of trees and shrubs, which are native to dry woodlands, savannas, and wet forests. Their range extends from Mexico and the Caribbean to southeastern Brazil and adjacent Argentina. Bunchosia is one of three arborescent genera of Malpighiaceae with fleshy, bird-dispersed fruits.

Selected species

Bunchosia argentea (Jacq.) DC. – silver peanut butter fruit, marmelo, mountain plum (ciruela del monte). A wild species with leaves abaxially sericeous, giving a silvery appearance.
Bunchosia armeniaca (Cav.) DC. – cansaboca, friar's plum (ciruela del fraile).
Bunchosia biocellata Schltdl.
Bunchosia cauliflora W.R.Anderson
Bunchosia cornifolia Kunth
Bunchosia costaricensis Rose
Bunchosia fluminensis – cachita, muchita or cafezinho do mato. Flavour resembles corn and papaya.
Bunchosia glandulifera (Jacq.) Kunth – peanut butter fruit. Most popular and widespread species in cultivation.
Bunchosia glandulosa (Cav.) DC.
Bunchosia hartwegiana Benth.
Bunchosia hookeriana A.Juss.
Bunchosia jamaicensis Urb. & Ndz.
Bunchosia lindeniana A.Juss.
Bunchosia linearifolia P.Wilson
Bunchosia mcvaughii W.R.Anderson
Bunchosia pallescens Skottsb. – usama or pale bunchosia.
Bunchosia praecox W.R.Anderson
Bunchosia sonorensis Rose
Bunchosia tutensis Dobson^[2]

Formerly placed here

Malpighia mexicana subsp. guadalajarensis (S.Watson) F.K.Mey. (as B. guadalajarensis S.Watson)^[2]

References

^ "Bunchosia Rich. ex Kunth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
^ ^a ^b "Species Records of Bunchosia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2010-06-29.

External links

Media related to Bunchosia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Bunchosia at Wikispecies

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[GRIN-1] "Bunchosia Rich. ex Kunth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2010-06-29.

[GRINSpecies-2] "Species Records of Bunchosia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2010-06-29.

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