Hymenocardia
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Genus: | Hymenocardia |
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Samaropyxis Miq. |
Hymenocardia is a genus of trees in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1836.[2][3] Most of the species are native to Africa, with one in Southeast Asia.[1][4]
- Species[1]
2
- formerly included[1]
moved to Mallotus
- Hymenocardia plicata - Mallotus plicatus
References
- ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Lindley, John. 1836. A Natural System of Botany 441
- ^ Tropicos, Hymenocardia Wall. ex Lindl.
- ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Hymenocardia". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.