''Madhuca'' is a genus of

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s in the family

Sapotaceae 240px, '' Madhuca longifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' in Narsapur, Medak district, India The Sapotaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants belonging to the order (biology), order Ericales. The family includes about 800 species of ev ...

first described as a genus in 1791.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ''Madhuca'' is native to south, east, and southeast

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and

Papuasia Papuasia is a Level 2 botanical region defined in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It lies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in the Melanesia ecoregion of Oceania and Tropical Asia. It comprises the ...

(from

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to China to

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).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Flora of China Vol. 15 Page 205 紫荆木属 zi jing mu shu ''Madhuca'' Hamilton ex J. F. Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 2: 799. 1791.
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Species

'' Plants of the World Online''Plants of the World Online: ''Madhuca'' Buch.-Ham. ex J.F.Gmel. (retrieved 27 November 2020)
/ref> currently lists more than 110 species: * '' Madhuca alpina'' (A.Chev. ex Lecomte) A.Chev. * '' Madhuca aristulata'' (

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) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca aspera'' H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca barbata'' T.D.Penn. * '' Madhuca bejaudii'' Aubrév. * '' Madhuca betis'' (

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) J.F.Macbr. * '' Madhuca boerlageana'' (Burck) Baehni * '' Madhuca borneensis'' P.Royen * '' Madhuca bourdillonii'' (Gamble) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca brochidodroma'' T.D.Penn. * '' Madhuca burckiana'' (Koord.) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca butyrospermoides'' A.Chev. * '' Madhuca calcicola'' P.Royen * '' Madhuca chai-ananii'' Chantar. * '' Madhuca cheongiana'' Yii & P.Chai * '' Madhuca chiangmaiensis'' Chantar. * '' Madhuca clavata'' Jayas. * '' Madhuca cochinchinensis'' (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca coriacea'' (Merr.) Merr. * '' Madhuca costulata'' (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca crassipes'' (Pierre ex Becc.) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca cuneata'' (Blume) J.F.Macbr. * '' Madhuca cuprea'' (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca curtisii'' (King & Gamble) Ridl. * '' Madhuca daemonica'' (Assem) Yii & P.Chai * '' Madhuca decipiens'' J.Sinclair * '' Madhuca diplostemon'' (C.B.Clarke) P.Royen * '' Madhuca dongnaiensis'' (Pierre) Baehni * '' Madhuca dubardii'' H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca elliptica'' (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca elmeri'' Merr. ex H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca endertii'' H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca engkikiana'' Yii & P.Chai * '' Madhuca engleri'' (Merr.) Vink * '' Madhuca erythrophylla'' (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca esculenta'' Fletcher * '' Madhuca firma'' (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca floribunda'' (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca fulva'' (Thwaites) J.F.Macbr. * '' Madhuca fusca'' (Engl.) Forman * '' Madhuca glabrescens'' H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca hainanensis'' Chun & F.C.How * '' Madhuca heynei'' H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca hirtiflora'' (Ridl.) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca insignis'' (Radlk.) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca kingiana'' (Brace ex King & Gamble) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca klackenbergii'' Chantar. * '' Madhuca kompongsonensis'' Aubrév. * '' Madhuca korthalsii'' (Pierre ex Burck) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca krabiensis'' (Aubrév.) Chantar. * '' Madhuca kuchingensis'' Yii & P.Chai * '' Madhuca kunstleri'' (Brace ex King & Gamble) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca lanceolata'' (Merr.) Merr. * '' Madhuca lancifolia'' (Burck) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca lanuginosa'' Ridl. * '' Madhuca laurifolia'' (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca lecomtei'' (Aubrév.) Chantar. * '' Madhuca leucodermis'' (K.Krause) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca ligulata'' (H.J.Lam) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca lobbii'' (C.B.Clarke) H.J.Lam * ''

Madhuca longifolia ''Madhuca longifolia'' is an Indian tropical tree found largely in the central, southern, north Indian plains and forests, Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It is commonly known as madhūka, , mahuwa, Butter Tree, mahua, mahwa, , Iluppai or vippa che ...

'' (J.Koenig ex L.) J.F.Macbr. * '' Madhuca longistyla'' (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca macrophylla'' (Hassk.) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca magnifolia'' (King ex S.Moore) S.Moore * '' Madhuca malaccensis'' (C.B.Clarke) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca markleeana'' Yii & P.Chai * '' Madhuca microphylla'' ( Hook.) Alston * '' Madhuca mindanaensis'' (Merr.) Merr. * '' Madhuca mirandae'' (Merr.) Merr. * '' Madhuca montana'' P.Royen * '' Madhuca monticola'' (Merr.) Merr. * '' Madhuca moonii'' (Thwaites) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca motleyana'' ( de Vriese) J.F.Macbr. * '' Madhuca multiflora'' (Merr.) J.F.Macbr. * '' Madhuca multinervia'' Yii & P.Chai * '' Madhuca neriifolia'' (Moon) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca oblongifolia'' (Merr.) Merr. * '' Madhuca obovatifolia'' (Merr.) Merr. * '' Madhuca obtusifolia'' (King & Gamble) P.Royen * '' Madhuca ochracea'' Yii & P.Chai * '' Madhuca orientalis'' (Assem) T.D.Penn. * '' Madhuca ovata'' H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca pachyphylla'' (K.Krause) ined. * '' Madhuca palembanica'' (Miq.) Forman * '' Madhuca pallida'' (Burck) Baehni * '' Madhuca pasquieri'' (Dubard) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca penangiana'' (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca penicillata'' (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca pierrei'' (F.N.Williams) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca platyphylla'' (Merr.) Merr. * '' Madhuca primoplagensis'' Vink * '' Madhuca prolixa'' (Pierre ex Dubard) Yii & P.Chai * '' Madhuca pubicalyx'' Ridl. * '' Madhuca punctata'' H.R.Fletcher * '' Madhuca ridleyi'' H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca rufa'' (King & Gamble) P.Royen * '' Madhuca sandakanensis'' P.Royen * '' Madhuca sarawakensis'' (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca selangorica'' (King & Gamble) J.Sinclair * '' Madhuca sepilokensis'' P.Royen * '' Madhuca sericea'' (Miq.) S.Moore * '' Madhuca sessiliflora'' P.Royen * '' Madhuca sessilis'' (King & Gamble) Baehni * '' Madhuca silamensis'' Yii & P.Chai * '' Madhuca smitinandii'' Chantar. * '' Madhuca spectabilis'' P.Royen * '' Madhuca stipulacea'' H.R.Fletcher * '' Madhuca stylosa'' H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca takensis'' Aubrév. * '' Madhuca thorelii'' (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca tomentosa'' H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca tubulosa'' H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca utilis'' (Ridl.) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca vulcanica'' (Ridl.) P.Royen * '' Madhuca vulpina'' Vink * '' Madhuca woodii'' P.Royen

References

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