''Careya'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family Lecythidaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, Indochina, and Peninsular Malaysia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Taxonomy

It was first described as a genus by William Roxburgh in volume 3 part 1 of ''Plants of the Coast of Coromandel''. The title page of this volume gives the date of publication as 1819,Roxburgh, William. 1819. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 3: 13
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International Plant Names Index The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) describes itself as "a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of seed plants, ferns and lycophytes." Coverage of plant names is best at the rank of species and genus. It inclu ...

states that this part was first published in 1811, and this is the date accepted by IPNI and Tropicos, for example. ''Careya'' is a

conserved name A conserved name or ''nomen conservandum'' (plural ''nomina conservanda'', abbreviated as ''nom. cons.'') is a scientific name that has specific nomenclatural protection. That is, the name is retained, even though it violates one or more rules whic ...

, and 1811 is also the date given in the conservation proposal. ;Species #''

Careya arborea ''Careya arborea'' is a species of tree in the Lecythidaceae family, native to the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Indochina. Its common English names include wild guava, Ceylon oak, patana oak. ''Careya arborea'' is a deciduous tree that g ...

'' Roxb. – most of genus range from Afghanistan to Singapore #''

Careya herbacea ''Careya'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, Indochina, and Peninsular Malaysia. Taxonomy It was first described as a genus by William Roxburgh in volume 3 part 1 of ...

'' Roxb. – Himalayas (N + E India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh) #''

Careya valida ''Careya'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, Indochina, and Peninsular Malaysia. Taxonomy It was first described as a genus by William Roxburgh in volume 3 part 1 of ...

'' Kurz – Andaman Islands

References

Lecythidaceae Ericales genera {{Lecythidaceae-stub