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]
| Hymenocardia | |
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| Hymenocardia acida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Antidesmatoideae |
| Tribe: | Antidesmateae |
| Subtribe: | Hymenocardiinae |
| Genus: | Hymenocardia Wall. ex Lindl. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Samaropyxis Miq. | |
Species in this genus are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[5]
- Species[1]
- Hymenocardia acida - from Gambia to Ethiopia to Mozambique
- Hymenocardia heudelotii - W + C Africa
- Hymenocardia lyrata - W Africa
- Hymenocardia punctata - Mishmi Hills, Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra
- Hymenocardia ripicola - Cameroon, RotC, DRC
- Hymenocardia ulmoides - C + E + S Africa
- formerly included[1]
moved to Mallotus
- Hymenocardia plicata - Mallotus plicatus
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Hymenocardia". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.