''Semecarpus'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclu ...
s in the family
Anacardiaceae
The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. Members of the Anacardiaceae bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce ...
.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Semecarpus'' was erected by
Carl Linnaeus the Younger
Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Carolus Linnaeus the Younger, Carl von Linné den yngre ( Swedish; abbreviated Carl von Linné d. y.), or ''Linnaeus filius'' ( Latin for ''Linnaeus the son''; abbreviated L.fil. (outdated) or L.f. (modern) as a botan ...
in 1782 in ''
Supplementum Plantarum''.
In the same work, he described ''
Semecarpus anacardium
''Semecarpus anacardium'', commonly known as the marking nut tree, phobi nut tree and varnish tree, is a native of India, found in the outer Himalayas to the Coromandel Coast. It is closely related to the cashew.
Etymology
''Semecarpus anacardi ...
''.
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
Charles Ludwig de Blume or Karl Ludwig von Blume (9 June 1796, Braunschweig – 3 February 1862, Leiden) was a German- Dutch botanist.
He was born at Braunschweig in Germany, but studied at Leiden University and spent his professional life wor ...
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
The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) describes itself as "a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of seed plants, ferns and lycophytes." Coverage of plant names is best at the rank of species and genus. It inclu ...
and
Plants of the World Online used masculine endings, such as ''Semecarpus heterophyllus'' and ''Semecarpus longifolius'',
[ while the ]Global Biodiversity Information Facility
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around the ...
had mixed endings, such as ''Semecarpus heterophylla'' and ''Semecarpus longifolius''.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:Semecarpus anacardium
''Semecarpus anacardium'', commonly known as the marking nut tree, phobi nut tree and varnish tree, is a native of India, found in the outer Himalayas to the Coromandel Coast. It is closely related to the cashew.
Etymology
''Semecarpus anacardi ...
''
* '' 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 obovata'')
* '' Semecarpus ochraceus'' ( orth. var. ''Semecarpus ochracea'')
* '' Semecarpus panduratus''
* '' Semecarpus papuanus''
* '' Semecarpus parvifolius'' ( orth. var. ''Semecarpus parvifolia'')
* '' Semecarpus paucinervius''
* '' Semecarpus perniciosus''
* '' Semecarpus poyaensis''
* '' Semecarpus prainii''
* '' Semecarpus pseudoemarginatus'' ( orth. var. ''Semecarpus pseudo-emarginata'')
* '' Semecarpus pubescens''
* '' Semecarpus pulvinatus''
* '' Semecarpus reticulatus''
* '' Semecarpus riparius'' ( orth. var. ''Semecarpus riparia'')
* '' Semecarpus rostratus''
* '' Semecarpus rufovelutinus''
* '' Semecarpus sandakanus''
* '' Semecarpus schlechteri''
* '' Semecarpus stenophyllus''
* '' Semecarpus subpanduriformis''
* '' Semecarpus subpeltatus'' ( orth. var. ''Semecarpus subpeltata'')
* '' Semecarpus subracemosus''
* '' Semecarpus subspathulatus''
* '' Semecarpus tannaensis''
* '' Semecarpus tonkinensis''
* '' Semecarpus trachyphyllus''
* '' Semecarpus travancoricus'' ( orth. var. ''Semecarpus travancorica'')
* '' Semecarpus trengganuensis''
* '' Semecarpus velutinus''
* '' Semecarpus venenosus''
* '' Semecarpus virotii''
* '' Semecarpus vitiensis''
* '' Semecarpus walkeri''
References
External links
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Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Anacardiaceae genera
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