''Chisocheton'' is a genus of trees in the family
Meliaceae
Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales.
They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncar ...
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[ The genus name comes from the ]Greek
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' and ' meaning "split tunic", referring to the lobed staminal tube of '' C. patens''. Their range is from India
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and tropical China, throughout Malesia
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and south to New South Wales
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and Vanuatu
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Description
''Chisocheton'' is typically dioecious.understorey
In forestry and ecology, understory (American English), or understorey (Commonwealth English), also known as underbrush or undergrowth, includes plant life growing beneath the forest canopy without penetrating it to any great extent, but abo ...
trees, from sea-level to about altitude.
The wood of several ''Chisocheton'' species is used locally in light construction.[ In the ]Philippines
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, the seeds of '' Chisocheton cumingianus'' (known locally as ''balukanag'') are used to make a non-drying oil either for traditional medicine or as fuel for oil lamps.
Leaf indeterminacy
Unlike nearly all other seed plants, the leaves of ''Chisocheton'' have indeterminate growth
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- they never stop growing. Instead of forming a terminal leaflet, they form a small leaf-tip bud, which produces new leaflets continuously.
This trait is shared with a few closely related genera, such as ''Guarea
''Guarea'' is a genus of evergreen trees or shrubs in the family Meliaceae, native to tropical Africa and Central and South America. At their largest, they are large trees 20–45 m tall, with a trunk over 1 m diameter, often buttressed at the ba ...
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Species
'' The Plant List'' recognises 53 accepted species (including infraspecific names):[
* '' Chisocheton aenigmaticus''
* '']Chisocheton amabilis
''Chisocheton amabilis'' is a tree in the family Meliaceae. It grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is grey-green. The fragrant flowers are white, sometimes pink-tipped. The fruits are round, pink ripening to bright red, up ...
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* ''Chisocheton cauliflorus
''Chisocheton'' is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. The genus name comes from the Greek ' and ' meaning "split tunic", referring to the lobed staminal tube of '' C. patens''. Their range is from India and tropical China, throughout Mal ...
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* ''Chisocheton celebicus
''Chisocheton'' is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. The genus name comes from the Greek ' and ' meaning "split tunic", referring to the lobed staminal tube of '' C. patens''. Their range is from India and tropical China, throughout Mal ...
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* ''Chisocheton ceramicus
''Chisocheton ceramicus'' is a tree in the family Meliaceae. It grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is dark brown. The fragrant flowers are pinkish. The fruits are roundish, orange-red, up to in diameter. The tree is name ...
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* ''Chisocheton crustularii
''Chisocheton crustularii'' is a tree in the family Meliaceae. It grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is greyish. The flowers are white. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning "pastry maker", referring to the tar ...
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* '' Chisocheton cumingianus''
** subsp. ''balansae''
** subsp. ''kinabaluensis''
* ''Chisocheton curranii
''Chisocheton'' is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. The genus name comes from the Greek ' and ' meaning "split tunic", referring to the lobed staminal tube of '' C. patens''. Their range is from India and tropical China, throughout Mal ...
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* ''Chisocheton diversifolius
''Chisocheton'' is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. The genus name comes from the Greek ' and ' meaning "split tunic", referring to the lobed staminal tube of '' C. patens''. Their range is from India and tropical China, throughout Mal ...
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* ''Chisocheton dysoxylifolius
''Chisocheton'' is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. The genus name comes from the Greek ' and ' meaning "split tunic", referring to the lobed staminal tube of '' C. patens''. Their range is from India and tropical China, throughout Mal ...
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* ''Chisocheton erythrocarpus
''Chisocheton erythrocarpus'' is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Greek meaning "red-fruited".
Description
The tree grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is dark grey to chocolate brown. Th ...
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* ''Chisocheton gliroides
''Chisocheton'' is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. The genus name comes from the Greek language, Greek ' and ' meaning "split tunic", referring to the lobed stamen, staminal tube of ''Chisocheton patens, C. patens''. Their range is from ...
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* '' Chisocheton granatum''
* '' Chisocheton grandiflorus''
* '' Chisocheton koordersii''
* '' Chisocheton lansiifolius''
* '' Chisocheton laosensis''
* '' Chisocheton lasiocarpus''
* '' Chisocheton lasiogynus''
* '' Chisocheton longistipitatus''
* '' Chisocheton macranthus''
* '' Chisocheton macrophyllus''
* '' Chisocheton maxilla-pisticis''
* '' Chisocheton medusae''
* '' Chisocheton mendozai''
* '' Chisocheton montanus''
* '' Chisocheton novobritannicus''
* '' Chisocheton patens''
* '' Chisocheton pauciflorus''
* '' Chisocheton pellegrinianus''
* '' Chisocheton penduliflorus''
* '' Chisocheton pentandrus''
** subsp. ''paucijugus''
* '' Chisocheton perakensis''
* '' Chisocheton pilosus''
* '' Chisocheton pohlianus''
* '' Chisocheton polyandrus''
* '' Chisocheton rex''
* '' Chisocheton ruber''
* '' Chisocheton sapindinus''
* '' Chisocheton sarasinorum''
* '' Chisocheton sarawakanus''
* '' Chisocheton sayeri''
* '' Chisocheton schoddei''
* '' Chisocheton setosus''
* '' Chisocheton stellatus''
* '' Chisocheton tenuis''
* '' Chisocheton tomentosus''
* '' Chisocheton velutinus''
* '' Chisocheton vindictae''
* '' Chisocheton warburgii''
References
External links
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Meliaceae genera
Dioecious plants
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