| Careya | |
|---|---|
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| Careya arborea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Careya Roxb. |
| Synonyms [1] | |
CumbiaBuch.-Ham. | |
Careya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, Indochina, and Peninsular Malaysia. [1]
It was first described as a genus by William Roxburgh in volume 3 part 1 of Plants of the Coast of Coromandel. The title page of this volume gives the date of publication as 1819, [2] [3] but the International Plant Names Index states that this part was first published in 1811, [4] and this is the date accepted by IPNI and Tropicos, for example. [5] Careya (not to be confused with Carya in the walnut family) is a conserved name, and 1811 is also the date given in the conservation proposal. [6]
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