''Anacolosa'' is a
plant
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genus
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of 15 to 22 species. In the
APG IV system
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, the genus is placed in the family
Olacaceae.
[ Other sources place it in the segregate family ]Aptandraceae
The Aptandraceae is a family of flowering plants in the sandalwood order Santalales that is recognized by some sources; others sink the family in Olacaceae. The members of the tropical plant family are parasitic on other plants, usually on the ro ...
.[ The generic name is from the Greek ''anakolos'', meaning "knotted", referring to the ]calyx
Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:
Biology
* Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...
cup rim.[
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Description
''Anacolosa'' species grow as shrubs or trees. The flowers are bisexual. The fruits are drupes
In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pit'', ''stone'', or '' pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a seed (''kernel'') ...
(pitted) with a thin, fleshy pericarp.[
]
Distribution and habitat
''Anacolosa'' species are distributed throughout the tropics, including Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. The ...
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Species
, Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
accepted the following species:Anacolosa clarkii
''Anacolosa'' is a plant genus of 15 to 22 species. In the APG IV system, the genus is placed in the family Olacaceae. Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ''anakolos'', meaning "knotte ...
'' Pierre
*''Anacolosa crassipes
''Anacolosa'' is a plant genus of 15 to 22 species. In the APG IV system, the genus is placed in the family Olacaceae. Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ''anakolos'', meaning "knotte ...
'' (Kurz) Kurz
*'' Anacolosa densiflora'' Bedd.
*'' Anacolosa frutescens'' (Blume) Blume
*''Anacolosa glochidiiformis
''Anacolosa'' is a plant genus of 15 to 22 species. In the APG IV system, the genus is placed in the family Olacaceae. Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ''anakolos'', meaning "knotte ...
'' Kaneh. & Hatus.
*''Anacolosa griffithii
''Anacolosa'' is a plant genus of 15 to 22 species. In the APG IV system, the genus is placed in the family Olacaceae. Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ''anakolos'', meaning "knotte ...
'' Mast.
*''Anacolosa ilicoides
''Anacolosa'' is a plant genus of 15 to 22 species. In the APG IV system, the genus is placed in the family Olacaceae. Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ''anakolos'', meaning "knotte ...
'' Mast.
*'' Anacolosa insularis'' Christoph.
*''Anacolosa lutea
''Anacolosa'' is a plant genus of 15 to 22 species. In the APG IV system, the genus is placed in the family Olacaceae. Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ''anakolos'', meaning "knotte ...
'' Gillespie
*''Anacolosa papuana
''Anacolosa'' is a plant genus of 15 to 22 species. In the APG IV system, the genus is placed in the family Olacaceae. Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ''anakolos'', meaning "knotte ...
'' Schellenb.
*'' Anacolosa pervilleana'' Baill.
*'' Anacolosa poilanei'' Gagnep.
*'' Anacolosa uncifera'' Louis & Boutique
References
Olacaceae
Santalales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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