''Hydnocarpus'' is a

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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

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and the

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Characteristics

''Hydnocarpus'' has alternate leaves, small

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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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to the Peacock mite '' Tuckerella filipina''. Hydnocarpus alpina flower 01

Species

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/ref> * '' Dinesh oomburan'' * '' Hydnocarpus alcalae'' C.DC. * '' Hydnocarpus alpinus'' Wight (''H.alpina'') * '' Hydnocarpus annamensis'' Lescot & Sleumer ex Harwood & B.L.Webber * '' Hydnocarpus annamicus'' H.L.Li * '' Hydnocarpus anomalus'' (Merr.) Sleumer * '' Hydnocarpus beccarianus'' Sleumer * '' Hydnocarpus borneensis'' 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 ...

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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'' (''

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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'' Sleumer * '' Hydnocarpus cucurbitinus'' King (''H. cucurbitana'') * '' Hydnocarpus curtisii'' King * '' Hydnocarpus dawnensis'' C.E.Parkinson & C.E.C.Fisch. * '' Hydnocarpus elmeri'' Merr. * '' Hydnocarpus filipes'' Symington & Sleumer * '' Hydnocarpus glaucescens'' Blume * '' Hydnocarpus gracilis'' (Slooten) Sleumer * '' Hydnocarpus hainanensis'' (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. Charact ...

'' Blume * '' Hydnocarpus humei'' Ridl. * '' Hydnocarpus ilicifolius'' King * '' Hydnocarpus kunstleri'' (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'' (Bedd.) Warb. * '' Hydnocarpus merrillianus'' Sleumer * '' Hydnocarpus nanus'' King (''H. nana'') * '' Hydnocarpus octandrus'' Thwaites (''H. octandra'') * '' Hydnocarpus pendulus'' Manilal, T.Sabu & Sivar. * '' Hydnocarpus pentandrus'' (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)
/ref> * '' Hydnocarpus pinguis'' Sleumer * '' Hydnocarpus polypetalus'' (Slooten) Sleumer * '' Hydnocarpus saigonensis'' Pierre ex Gagnep. * '' Hydnocarpus scortechinii'' King * '' Hydnocarpus subfalcatus'' Merr. * '' Hydnocarpus sumatranus'' (Miq.) Koord. (= ''H. hutchinsonii'') * '' Hydnocarpus tenuipetalus'' Sleumer * '' Hydnocarpus venenatus'' Gaertn. (''H. venetana'') - type species * '' Hydnocarpus verrucosus'' C.E.Parkinson & C.E.C.Fisch. * '' Hydnocarpus woodii'' Merr. * '' Hydnocarpus wrayi'' King * '' Hydnocarpus yatesii'' Merr. Note: A number of species were formerly in '' Taraktogenos''.

References

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External links

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