Hiptage

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Hiptage
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H. benghalensis (L.) Kurz
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Hiptage
Gaertn.

Hiptage is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Hiptage species are native to: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. [1] The genus is distinctive in its three-winged samaras; most species bear an elongated commissural gland on the calyx.

The most widely known species is Hiptage benghalensis , native to tropical and subtropical Asia. [2] it is widely cultivated for its showy fragrant flowers, and its true native range is difficult to assess. This species often escapes from cultivation; it spreads aggressively and can become a pernicious weed. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Hiptage Gaertn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  2. ↑ "Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  3. ↑ "Hiptage". Hawaii Invasive Species Council. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  4. ↑ Vitelli, Joseph S.; Madigan, Barbara A.; Van Haaren, Peter E.; Setter, Stephen; Logan, Peter (March 2009). "Control of the invasive liana, Hiptage benghalensis" . Weed Biology and Management. 9 (1): 54–62. doi:10.1111/j.1445-6664.2008.00318.x. ISSN   1444-6162.


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