Semecarpus

''Semecarpus'' is a genus of plants in the family Anacardiaceae.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Semecarpus'' was erected by Carl Linnaeus the Younger in 1782 in ''Supplementum Plantarum''. In the same work, he described '' Semecarpus anacardium''. The gender of the genus name has been the subject of some confusion. Early authors treated it as feminine. As one example, in 1850, Carl Ludwig Blume described a number of species of ''Semecarpus'', such as ''Semecarpus heterophylla'' and ''Semecarpus longifolia'', using feminine endings for the specific epithet. However, Example 3 of Article 62 of the ''International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants'' states that all compounds ending in the Greek masculine ''‑carpos'' or ''‑carpus'' are masculine. , the International Plant Names Index and Plants of the World Online used masculine endings, such as ''Semecarpus heterophyllus'' and ''Semecarpus longifolius'', while the Global Biodiversity Information Facility had mixed endings, such as ''Semecarpus heterophylla'' and ''Semecarpus longifolius''.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

* '' Semecarpus acuminatus'' ( orth. var. ''Semecarpus acuminata'')
* ''Semecarpus albicans'' 
* ''Semecarpus anacardiopsis''
* '' Semecarpus anacardium''
* ''Semecarpus angulatus'' 
* ''Semecarpus angustifolius'' 
* ''Semecarpus annamensis'' 
* '' Semecarpus aruensis'' 
* ''Semecarpus ater'' 
* '' Semecarpus auriculatus'' ( orth. var. ''Semecarpus auriculata'')
* ''Semecarpus australiensis''
* ''Semecarpus balansae'' 
* ''Semecarpus borneensis'' 
* ''Semecarpus brachystachys''
* ''Semecarpus bracteatus'' 
* ''Semecarpus bunburyanus'' 
* ''Semecarpus calcicola'' 
* ''Semecarpus cassuvium'' 
* ''Semecarpus caudatus'' 
* ''Semecarpus cochinchinensis'' 
* ''Semecarpus coriaceus'' ( orth. var. ''Semecarpus coriacea'')
* '' Semecarpus cuneiformis''
* '' Semecarpus cupularis'' 
* '' Semecarpus curtisii'' 
* ''Semecarpus decipiens'' 
* '' Semecarpus densiflorus'' 
* ''Semecarpus euodiifolius'' 
* '' Semecarpus forstenii''
* ''Semecarpus gardneri''
* '' Semecarpus glauciphyllus'' 
* ''Semecarpus graciliflorus''
* '' Semecarpus heterophyllus''
* '' Semecarpus humilis''
* '' Semecarpus impressicostatus''
* ''Semecarpus insularum''
* '' Semecarpus kathalekanensis''
* '' Semecarpus kinabaluensis''
* ''Semecarpus kraemeri''
* '' Semecarpus kurzii''
* '' Semecarpus lamii''
* '' Semecarpus lineatus''
* '' Semecarpus longifolius''
* '' Semecarpus longipes''
* '' Semecarpus lucens''
* '' Semecarpus macrophyllus''
* '' Semecarpus magnificus''
* '' Semecarpus marginatus''
* '' Semecarpus microcarpus''
* '' Semecarpus minutipetalus''
* ''Semecarpus moonii''
* '' Semecarpus myriocarpus''
* '' Semecarpus neocaledonicus''
* '' Semecarpus nidificans''
* ''Semecarpus nigroviridis''
* ''Semecarpus obovatus'' ( orth. var. ''Semecarpus ob