''Triplaris'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

plant Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...

s in the family

Polygonaceae The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name is based on the genus ''Polygonum'', and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1 ...

. Ant tree is a common name for plants in this genus. The species are variously distributed in the Americas. Some species are used for

lumber Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, w ...

. They are

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 reproducti ...

pioneer species Pioneer species are hardy species that are the first to colonize barren environments or previously biodiverse steady-state ecosystems that have been disrupted, such as by wildfire. Pioneer flora Some lichens grow on rocks without soil, ...

Species and taxonomy

Species include:The Plant List: A Working List of all Plant Species. Version 1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 15 August 2012) *'' Triplaris americana'' L. *'' Triplaris caracasana'' Cham. *'' Triplaris cumingiana'' Fisch. & C.A.Mey. *'' Triplaris dugandii'' Brandbyge *'' Triplaris fulva'' Huber *''

Triplaris gardneriana ''Triplaris'' is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae. Ant tree is a common name for plants in this genus. The species are variously distributed in the Americas. Some species are used for lumber. They are dioecious pioneer species. Spe ...

'' Wedd. *'' Triplaris melaenodendron'' (Bertol.) Standl. & Steyerm. *''

Triplaris moyobambensis ''Triplaris'' is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae. Ant tree is a common name for plants in this genus. The species are variously distributed in the Americas. Some species are used for lumber. They are dioecious pioneer species. Spe ...

'' Brandbyge *'' Triplaris peruviana'' Fisch. & Meyer ex C.A. Meyer *'' Triplaris punctata'' Standl. *'' Triplaris purdiae'' Meisn. *'' Triplaris purdiei'' Meisn. *'' Triplaris setosa'' Rusby *'' Triplaris vestita'' Rusby *'' Triplaris weigeltiana'' (Rchb.) Kuntze

References

Polygonaceae genera Dioecious plants {{Polygonaceae-stub