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Lecythidaceae
The Lecythidaceae ( ) comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia. Well known members of the family include the cannonball tree (''Couroupita guianensis'') and the edible Brazil nut (''Bertholletia excelsa''). Taxonomy According to molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae, including work by Mori ''et al.'' (2007), subfamilies include: Barringtonioidea Previously Barringtoniaceae; also ''sensu'' Takhtajan 1997; this subfamily was also called Planchonioideae (which included ''Barringtonia''). Genera are restricted to the Old World tropics. # '' Barringtonia'' J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (synonym ''Abdulmajidia'' Whitmore) # '' Careya'' Roxb. # '' Chydenanthus'' Miers # '' Petersianthus'' Merr. # '' Planchonia'' Blume Foetidioideae Previously Foetidiaceae from Madagascar is monogeneric: * '' Foetidia'' Comm. ex Lam. Lecythidoideae Genera restricted to the New World tropic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scytopetalaceae
The Lecythidaceae ( ) comprise a family (biology), family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia. Well known members of the family include the cannonball tree (''Couroupita guianensis'') and the edible Brazil nut (''Bertholletia excelsa''). Taxonomy According to molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae, including work by Mori ''et al.'' (2007), subfamilies include: Barringtonioidea Previously Barringtoniaceae; also ''sensu'' Armen Takhtajan, Takhtajan 1997; this subfamily was also called Planchonioideae (which included ''Barringtonia''). Genera are restricted to the Old World tropics. # ''Barringtonia'' J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (synonym ''Abdulmajidia'' Whitmore) # ''Careya'' Roxb. # ''Chydenanthus'' Miers # ''Petersianthus'' Merr. # ''Planchonia'' Blume Foetidioideae Previously Foetidiaceae from Madagascar is monogeneric: * ''Foetidia'' Comm. ex Lam. Lecythidoideae Genera restricte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scytopetaloideae
The Lecythidaceae ( ) comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia. Well known members of the family include the cannonball tree (''Couroupita guianensis'') and the edible Brazil nut (''Bertholletia excelsa''). Taxonomy According to molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae, including work by Mori ''et al.'' (2007), subfamilies include: Barringtonioidea Previously Barringtoniaceae; also ''sensu'' Takhtajan 1997; this subfamily was also called Planchonioideae (which included ''Barringtonia''). Genera are restricted to the Old World tropics. # ''Barringtonia'' J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (synonym ''Abdulmajidia'' Whitmore) # '' Careya'' Roxb. # '' Chydenanthus'' Miers # ''Petersianthus'' Merr. # ''Planchonia'' Blume Foetidioideae Previously Foetidiaceae from Madagascar is monogeneric: * '' Foetidia'' Comm. ex Lam. Lecythidoideae Genera restricted to the New World tropics. # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil Nut
The Brazil nut (''Bertholletia excelsa'') is a South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and it is also the name of the tree's commercially harvested edible seeds. It is one of the largest and longest-lived trees in the Amazon rainforest. The fruit and its nutshell – containing the edible Brazil nut – are relatively large and weigh as much as in total. As food, Brazil nuts are notable for diverse content of micronutrients, especially a high amount of selenium. The wood of the Brazil nut tree is prized for its quality in carpentry, flooring, and heavy construction. Common names In Portuguese-speaking countries, like Brazil, they are variously called "" - Folder EmbrapaCOSTA, J. R. (et al.Uma das espécies nativas mais valiosas da floresta amazônica de terra firme é a castanha-do-brasil ou castanha-da-amazônia (''Bertholletia excelsa'') - Acta Amazônica vol. 39(4) 2009: 843 - 850 (meaning "cashew from Brazil" in Portuguese), "" (meaning "cashew from Pará" in Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petersianthus
''Petersianthus'' is a genus of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1865 under the name ''Petersia''. This turned out to be an illegitimate homonym, meaning that it had already been used by someone else to refer to a very different plant. So the name of these species in the Lecythidaceae was changed to ''Petersianthus''. It is native to the Philippines and to parts of Africa. The following two species belong to this genus, with the basionyms of both taxa belonging to what is known today as the family Combretaceae. ;species # ' (syn. ''Combretum macrocarpum'' ) - Guinea, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cabinda, Gabon, Angola # ''Petersianthus quadrialatus'' (syn. ''Terminalia quadrialata'' ) - Philippines References Lecythidaceae Ericales genera Taxa named by Elmer Drew Merrill {{Lecythidaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cariniana
''Cariniana'' is a genus of trees in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1842. The entire genus is native to South America. Many are of importance for timber production. Species of this genus may be known commonly as ''jequitibá''.Richter, H.G., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2000 onwards''Cariniana'' spp. Commercial Timbers. Version: 25 June 2009. ;Species ;Formerly included (moved to other genera: '' Allantoma'', ''Couratari ''Couratari'' is a genus of trees in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1775. They are native to tropical South America and Central America. They are large trees, often rising above the rainforest canopy. The leaves are eve ...'') References Ericales genera Flora of Southern America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lecythidaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allantoma
''Allantoma'' is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1874. pp 170-171 in English with informal descriptions; pages 291-298 with Latin descriptions and more formal discussion in EnglishTropicos, ''Allantoma'' Miers /ref> It is native to northwestern ( |
Gustavia (plant)
''Gustavia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae described by Linnaeus in 1775. It is native to tropical Central America and South America. Many of the species are threatened; some are critically endangeredPrance, G.T. & Mori, S.A. (1979). Lecythidaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21(I): '' Gustavia superba'', though, is actually abundant in re-growing secondary forests. It grows in northern South America, from Panama south through the Andes as far as Ecuador, and along the Caribbean coast and in the Amazon basin. ''Gustavia'' flowers have numerous stamens, in some species as many as 1,200 in a single flower. The genus name was given by Linnaeus to honor his king, Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what he s .... Species List of spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias
''Grias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica. They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (angiosperms) that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propaga ... is long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species. Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells. ;Accepted species References External linksField Museum: ''Grias'' photosField Museum Herbarium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couroupita
''Couroupita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to tropical South America and Central America. ;Species # ''Couroupita guianensis'' - Cannonball tree -Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador east to Amapá and south to Bolivia; naturalized in the West Indies as well as in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ... and Andaman & Nicobar # '' Couroupita nicaraguarensis'' – Bala de cañón, coco de mono, paraíso, zapote de mico, or zapote de mono -Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama # '' Couroupita subsessilis'' - northern Brazil, northern Peru References External links * Couroupitaon The Lecythidaceae Pages Lecythidaceae Flora of the Neotropical realm Ericales genera { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corythophora
''Corythophora'' is a genus of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1939. It is native to northeastern South America (French Guiana, Suriname, northern Brazil). ;SpeciesFunk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584 # '' Corythophora alta'' R.Knuth - Pará, Amazonas # '' Corythophora amapaensis'' Pires ex S.A.Mori & Prance - French Guiana, Amapá # '' Corythophora labriculata'' (Eyma) S.A.Mori & Prance - Suriname # '' Corythophora rimosa'' W.A.Rodrigues - French Guiana, Amazonas, Amapá, Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
