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Achariaceae
Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 32-33 genera with about 155 species of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees. The APG IV system has greatly expanded the scope of the family by including many genera previously classified in Flacourtiaceae. Molecular data strongly support the inclusion of this family in the order Malpighiales. The family is almost exclusively tropical and is best known as the source of chaulmoogra oil, formerly used to treat leprosy. Unlike other members of the former Flacourtiaceae now placed in the family Salicaceae, the genera of Achariaceae typically have cyanogenic glycosides In chemistry, a glycoside is a molecule in which a sugar is bound to another functional group via a glycosidic bond. Glycosides play numerous important roles in living organisms. Many plants store chemicals in the form of inactive glycosides. .... Genera References Malpighiales families {{Malpighiales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flacourtiaceae
The Flacourtiaceae is a defunct family of flowering plants whose former members have been scattered to various families, mostly to the Achariaceae and Salicaceae. It was so vaguely defined that hardly anything seemed out of place there and it became a dumping ground for odd and anomalous genera, gradually making the family even more heterogeneous. In 1975, Hermann Sleumer noted that "Flacourtiaceae as a family is a fiction; only the tribes are homogeneous." In Cronquist's classification, the Flacourtiaceae included 79–89 genera and 800–1000 species. Of these, many, including the type genus '' Flacourtia'', have now been transferred to the Salicaceae in the molecular phylogeny-based classification, known as the APG IV system, established by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. In the list below, the Salicaceae are circumscribed broadly. Some taxonomists further divide the Salicaceae ''sensu lato'' into three families: Salicaceae ''sensu stricto'', Scyphostegiaceae, and Samydaceae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malpighiales
The Malpighiales comprise one of the largest orders of flowering plants, containing about 36 families and more than species, about 7.8% of the eudicots. The order is very diverse, containing plants as different as the willow, violet, poinsettia, manchineel, rafflesia and coca plant, and are hard to recognize except with molecular phylogenetic evidence. It is not part of any of the classification systems based only on plant morphology. Molecular clock calculations estimate the origin of stem group Malpighiales at around 100 million years ago ( Mya) and the origin of crown group Malpighiales at about 90 Mya. The Malpighiales are divided into 32 to 42 families, depending upon which clades in the order are given the taxonomic rank of family. In the APG III system, 35 families were recognized. Medusagynaceae, Quiinaceae, Peraceae, Malesherbiaceae, Turneraceae, Samydaceae, and Scyphostegiaceae were consolidated into other families. The largest family, by far, is the Euphorbiace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guthriea
''Guthriea capensis'' is an acaulescent perennial herb endemic to South Africa and occurring in cool and damp sites facing south or east in the mountains of the Cape Province, Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal. ''Guthriea'' is monotypic and was named after the botanist and mathematician Francis Guthrie by his friend the botanist Harry Bolus. This ground-hugging species with a rhizome and fleshy roots forms a compact rosette of some 20-30 broadly elliptic or cordate discolorous leaves with crenate margins, measuring about 50 x 75 mm, glossy above with deeply indented venation hiding creamy-green flowers which are close to the ground, solitary and stalked. Its primary pollinator is a reptile, the Drakensberg crag lizard ('' Pseudocordylus subviridis''), a rare association, the only other plant whose primary pollinator is also reptilian (''Phelsuma'' geckos) is ''Trochetia blackburniana'' from Mauritius. The lizards are attracted by the scent of a nectar component safranal, a cyclic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpotroche
''Carpotroche'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Achariaceae. It is native to the American tropics The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referr .... Taxonomy The following species are currently recognized: * ''Carpotroche'' ''amazonica'' Mart. ex Eichler * ''Carpotroche'' ''brasiliensis'' (Raddi) A.Gray * ''Carpotroche'' ''criapidentata'' Ducke * ''Carpotroche'' ''crispidentata'' Ducke * ''Carpotroche'' ''froesiana'' Sleumer * ''Carpotroche'' ''grandiflora'' Spruce ex Eichler * ''Carpotroche'' ''integrifolia'' Kuhlm. * ''Carpotroche'' ''longifolia'' (Poepp.) Benth. * ''Carpotroche'' ''pacifica'' (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec. * ''Carpotroche'' ''platyptera'' Pittier * ''Carpotroche'' ''ramosii'' (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec. * ''Carpotroche'' ''surinamensis'' Uittien Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gynocardia Odorata
''Gynocardia'' is a genus of dioecious evergreen tree belonging to the Achariaceae family, containing the sole species ''Gynocardia odorata''. The trees grow up to 30 m tall. The species is found in moist forests of mountain valleys in South Asia - India, South-east Tibet and Yunnan in China, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. The seeds of this plant have been confused with ''Hydnocarpus wightianus'' as the chaulmoogra oil, which is used in Indian medicine to treat several skin conditions and diseases. During British rule, several British doctors studied the use of this oil in the treatment of leprosy, lupus, scrofula, and many skin diseases. The oil was prescribed for leprosy as a mixture suspended in gum or as an emulsion. However, it has later been clarified that the actual chaulmoogra referred to in Sanskrit texts for the treatment of leprosy, as ''Tuvaraka'' is actually ''Hydnocarpus wightianus ''Hydnocarpus wightianus'' or chaulmoogra is a tree in the Achariace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caloncoba
''Caloncoba'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 32-33 genera with about 155 species of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees. The APG IV system has greatly expanded the scope of the family by including many genera previously classified .... Its native range is Tropical Africa. Species: *'' Caloncoba brevipes'' *'' Caloncoba crepiniana'' *'' Caloncoba echinata'' *'' Caloncoba flagelliflora'' *'' Caloncoba gilgiana'' *'' Caloncoba glauca'' *'' Caloncoba lophocarpa'' *'' Caloncoba subtomentosa'' *'' Caloncoba suffruticosa'' *'' Caloncoba welwitschii'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5642297 Achariaceae Malpighiales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camptostylus
''Camptostylus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 32-33 genera with about 155 species of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees. The APG IV system has greatly expanded the scope of the family by including many genera previously classified .... Its native range is Western Tropical Africa to Angola. Species: *'' Camptostylus kivuensis'' *'' Camptostylus mannii'' *'' Camptostylus ovalis'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q8261264 Achariaceae Malpighiales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceratiosicyos
''Ceratiosicyos'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 32-33 genera with about 155 species of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees. The APG IV system has greatly expanded the scope of the family by including many genera previously classified .... Its native range is Southern Africa. Species: * ''Ceratiosicyos laevis'' (Thunb.) A.Meeuse References {{Taxonbar, from=Q8344033 Achariaceae Malpighiales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiangiodendron
''Chiangiodendron'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 32-33 genera with about 155 species of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees. The APG IV system has greatly expanded the scope of the family by including many genera previously classified .... Its native range is Mexico to Central America. Species: * ''Chiangiodendron mexicanum'' Wendt References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5682710 Achariaceae Malpighiales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorocarpa
''Chlorocarpa'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 32-33 genera with about 155 species of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees. The APG IV system has greatly expanded the scope of the family by including many genera previously classified .... Its native range is Sri Lanka. Species: * ''Chlorocarpa pentaschista'' Alston References {{Taxonbar, from=Q8345478 Achariaceae Malpighiales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchnerodendron
''Buchnerodendron'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 32-33 genera with about 155 species of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees. The APG IV system has greatly expanded the scope of the family by including many genera previously classified .... Its native range is Tropical Africa. Species: *'' Buchnerodendron lasiocalyx'' *'' Buchnerodendron speciosum'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q8253284 Achariaceae Malpighiales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasylepis (plant)
''Dasylepis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. Its native range is Tropical Africa. Species: *''Dasylepis blackii'' *''Dasylepis eggelingii'' *''Dasylepis integra'' *''Dasylepis racemosa'' *''Dasylepis seretii'' *''Dasylepis thomasii'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q8354001 Achariaceae Malpighiales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
