''Hydnocarpus'' is a
genus
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of medium to large trees in the Family
Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family
Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from
Indochina
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,
Indonesia
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,
Malaysia
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and the
Philippines
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.
Characteristics
''Hydnocarpus'' has alternate leaves, small
dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
racemose flowers, and
capsules of which several are sources of
chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpus oil. A species of ''Hydnocarpus'' is thought to
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Species
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* ''Hydnocarpus alcalae
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' C.DC.
* ''Hydnocarpus alpinus
''Hydnocarpus alpinus'' is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family. It is found in China, Laos, and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which ...
'' Wight (''H.alpina'')
* ''Hydnocarpus annamensis
''Hydnocarpus annamensis'' is a tree in the Achariaceae family. It is found in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, southern Yunnan and southern Guangxi in Zhōngguó/China.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
The plant produces low-quality wood and its ...
'' Lescot & Sleumer ex Harwood & B.L.Webber
* ''Hydnocarpus annamicus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' H.L.Li
* ''Hydnocarpus anomalus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' (Merr.) Sleumer
* ''Hydnocarpus beccarianus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' Sleumer
* ''Hydnocarpus borneensis
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' Sleumer
* ''Hydnocarpus calophyllus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' (Ridl.) Sleumer
* ''Hydnocarpus calvipetalus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' Craib
* '' Hydnocarpus castaneus'' Hook.f. & Thomson
** synonym: ''Hydnocarpus anthelminticus
''Hydnocarpus castaneus'' is an Asian tree species in the family Achariaceae. It is now accepted that ''Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus'' is a synonym and its native range is from Burma, the rest of Indochina through to W. Malesia; this species is n ...
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* ''Hydnocarpus cauliflorus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' Merr.
* '' Hydnocarpus corymbosus'' Seem.
* ''Hydnocarpus crassifolius
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' Sleumer
* '' Hydnocarpus cucurbitinus'' King (''H. cucurbitana'')
* ''Hydnocarpus curtisii
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' King
* '' Hydnocarpus dawnensis'' C.E.Parkinson & C.E.C.Fisch.
* ''Hydnocarpus elmeri
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' Merr.
* ''Hydnocarpus filipes
''Hydnocarpus filipes'' is a species of plant in the family Achariaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by w ...
'' Symington & Sleumer
* ''Hydnocarpus glaucescens
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' Blume
* '' Hydnocarpus gracilis'' (Slooten) Sleumer
* ''Hydnocarpus hainanensis
''Hydnocarpus hainanensis'' is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family. It is found in China and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a ...
'' (Merr.) Sleumer
* ''Hydnocarpus heterophyllus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' Blume
* ''Hydnocarpus humei
''Hydnocarpus humei'' is a species of plant in the family Achariaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by whi ...
'' Ridl.
* ''Hydnocarpus ilicifolius
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' King
* ''Hydnocarpus kunstleri
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' (King) Warb.
* ''Hydnocarpus kurzii
''Hydnocarpus kurzii'' is a species of plant in the family Achariaceae. It is found in India and Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British En ...
'' (King) Warb. (= ''H. heterophyllus'')
* '' Hydnocarpus longipedunculatus'' Robi, Sasidh. & Jose
* ''Hydnocarpus macrocarpus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' (Bedd.) Warb.
* ''Hydnocarpus merrillianus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' Sleumer
* '' Hydnocarpus nanus'' King (''H. nana'')
* ''Hydnocarpus octandrus
''Hydnocarpus octandrus'' is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family, but originally placed in the Flacourtiaceae family by Arthur Cronquist. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī La ...
'' Thwaites (''H. octandra'')
* ''Hydnocarpus pendulus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' Manilal, T.Sabu & Sivar.
* ''Hydnocarpus pentandrus
''Hydnocarpus pentandrus'' is a medium-sized tree in the family Achariaceae. This dioecious tree grows up to 10m height, in moist deciduous forests of Western Ghats in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a countr ...
'' (Buch.-Ham.) Oken
** synonym: ''Hydnocarpus wightianus
''Hydnocarpus wightianus'' or chaulmoogra is a tree in the Achariaceae family. ''Hydnocarpus wightiana'' seed oil has been widely used in traditional Indian medicine, especially in Ayurveda, and in Chinese traditional medicine for the treatmen ...
'' BlumeThe Plant List: ''Hydnocarpus wightianus'' Blume (retrieved 11 June 2020)
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* '' Hydnocarpus pinguis'' Sleumer
* ''Hydnocarpus polypetalus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' (Slooten) Sleumer
* ''Hydnocarpus saigonensis
''Hydnocarpus saigonensis'' is a tree in the Achariaceae family. It is endemic to the Mekong basin of Cambodia and southern Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a ...
'' Pierre ex Gagnep.
* '' Hydnocarpus scortechinii'' King
* ''Hydnocarpus subfalcatus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Charact ...
'' Merr.
* ''Hydnocarpus sumatranus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' (Miq.) Koord. (= ''H. hutchinsonii'')
* ''Hydnocarpus tenuipetalus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' Sleumer
* '' Hydnocarpus venenatus'' Gaertn. (''H. venetana'') - type species
* ''Hydnocarpus verrucosus
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' C.E.Parkinson & C.E.C.Fisch.
* '' Hydnocarpus woodii'' Merr.
* '' Hydnocarpus wrayi'' King
* ''Hydnocarpus yatesii
''Hydnocarpus'' is a genus of medium to large trees in the Family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Chara ...
'' Merr.
Note: A number of species were formerly in '' Taraktogenos''.
References
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