Buchanania

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Buchanania
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Illustration of Fagara decandra, a synonym of Buchanania vitiensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Anacardioideae
Genus: Buchanania
Spreng. [1] [2]
Type species
Buchanania lanzan
Spreng. [3]
Species

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Synonyms [2]
Buchanania arborescens near Cairns, Queensland Buchanania-arborescens-SF24110-02.jpg
Buchanania arborescens near Cairns, Queensland
Buchanania axillaris in Bangalore, India Buchanania axillaris (Cuddapah Almond) 09.jpg
Buchanania axillaris in Bangalore, India
Buchanania mangoides Buchanania mangoides ALA3.jpg
Buchanania mangoides

Buchanania is a genus of plants in the mango and cashew family Anacardiaceae, native to areas from India to southern China, and southwards to northern Australia and the western Pacific. [1] [2]

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Description

This genus consists of trees with simple , unlobed leaves arranged alternately on the twigs. Flowers are produced in axillary or terminal panicles. Flowers are bisexual, i.e. they have both male and female organs. They usually have 5 calyx lobes and 5 petals, sometimes 4 or 6, and are pale green to white. There are 10 stamens and 4–6 carpels, only one of which is fertile. Fruits are more or less lens-shaped drupes with a bony or woody endocarp , and contain a single seed. [3] [4] Unlike other genera in the family, Buchanania does not appear to cause contact dermatitis. [5] :195

Taxonomy

The genus Buchanania was erected in 1801 by German botanist Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel based on a collection of plant material by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton from what is now Myanmar. The genus was named after the collector. [3] [6]

Distribution

The genus is native to areas from South and Southeast Asia, extending to northern Australia and the western Pacific. The full distribution is as follows: [1] [2]

Species

As of 21 April 2024, Plants of the World Online recognises 26 species in the genus, [2] as follows:

Formerly placed here

The following names were previously recognised as species of Buchanania.

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References

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