''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family

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. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how

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droplets form on the bark surface.

Description

''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrubs to medium-sized trees. Their bark is smooth to scaly with pale sapwood. Flowers are unisexual. The fruits feature a fleshy and thick pericarp. The fruit of '' D. rostrata'' is considered edible in

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Distribution and habitat

''Dacryodes'' species grow naturally in

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forests from sea-level to altitude.

Species

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Dacryodes acutipyrena ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

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Dacryodes bampsiana ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

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Dacryodes belemensis ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

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Dacryodes breviracemosa ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

'' * '' Dacryodes buettneri'' * ''

Dacryodes camerunensis ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

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Dacryodes chimantensis ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

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Dacryodes colombiana ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

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Dacryodes costanensis ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

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Dacryodes costata ''Dacryodes costata'' is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning "ribbed", likely referring to the prominent veins on the leaf underside. Description ''Dacryodes costata'' grows up to tall with a trunk ...

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Dacryodes crassipes ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

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Dacryodes cupularis ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

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Dacryodes cuspidata ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

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Dacryodes dungii ''Dacryodes dungii'' is a tropical forest tree species in the family Burseraceae. It has only been recorded from Vietnam, where it may be called ''xuyên mộc dung''; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life i ...

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Dacryodes ebatom ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

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Dacryodes edilsonii ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

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Dacryodes edulis ''Dacryodes edulis'' is a fruit tree native to Africa, sometimes called safou ( Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola), plum (Cameroon), atanga ( Equatorial Guinea and Gabon), ube (Nigeria), African pear, bush pear, ...

'' * '' Dacryodes elmeri'' * ''

Dacryodes excelsa ''Dacryodes excelsa'' is a tree native to Puerto Rico with a habitat that extends into the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean region. Its English vernacular names include gommier and candlewood. Its Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from o ...

'' * '' Dacryodes expansa'' * '' Dacryodes glabra'' * '' Dacryodes granatensis'' * '' Dacryodes heterotricha'' * '' Dacryodes hopkinsii'' * '' Dacryodes igaganga'' * '' Dacryodes incurvata'' * '' Dacryodes kingii'' * '' Dacryodes klaineana'' * '' Dacryodes kostermansii'' * '' Dacryodes kukachkana'' * '' Dacryodes laxa'' * '' Dacryodes le-testui'' * '' Dacryodes ledermannii'' * '' Dacryodes leonardiana'' * '' Dacryodes longifolia'' * '' Dacryodes macrocarpa'' * '' Dacryodes macrophylla'' * '' Dacryodes microcarpa'' * '' Dacryodes multijuga'' * '' Dacryodes negrensis'' * '' Dacryodes nervosa'' * '' Dacryodes nitens'' * '' Dacryodes normandii'' * '' Dacryodes occidentalis'' * '' Dacryodes olivifera'' * '' Dacryodes osika'' * '' Dacryodes papuana'' * '' Dacryodes paraensis'' * '' Dacryodes patentinervia'' * '' Dacryodes peruviana'' * '' Dacryodes puberula'' * ''

Dacryodes pubescens ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ...

'' * '' Dacryodes roraimensis'' * ''

Dacryodes rostrata ''Dacryodes rostrata'' is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific name (botany), specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning "beaked", referring to the narrow-tipped leaves. Description ''Dacryodes rostrata'' grows up to tall with a tru ...

'' * '' Dacryodes rubiginosa'' * '' Dacryodes rugosa'' ** var. ''virgata'' * '' Dacryodes sclerophylla'' * '' Dacryodes steyermarkii'' * '' Dacryodes tessmannii'' * '' Dacryodes trapnellii'' * '' Dacryodes trinitensis'' * '' Dacryodes villiersiana''

References

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q1403607 Burseraceae genera Taxa named by Martin Vahl