Sarcosperma

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Sarcosperma
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Sarcosperma laurinum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sarcospermatoideae
Swenson & Anderb.
Genus: Sarcosperma
Hook.f. [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • ApoiaMerr.
  • BraceaKing
  • PeroniaR.Br. ex Wall.

Sarcosperma is a genus of trees or shrubs in the family Sapotaceae. [2] [3] Their range is from India to southern China and Malesia. [1]

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Description

The leaves are well-spaced along twigs. Flowers are bisexual, with a funnel-shaped corolla. Fruits are one or two-seeded. Sarcosperma habitats are forests from sea-level to about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) elevation. [3]

Species

Accepted species [1]
  1. Sarcosperma affine Gagnep. - Vietnam
  2. Sarcosperma angustifolium Gagnep. - Vietnam
  3. Sarcosperma arboreum Hook.f. - S China, E Himalayas, NW Indochina
  4. Sarcosperma griffithii Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke - Yunnan, E Himalayas
  5. Sarcosperma kachinense (King & Pantl.) Exell - S China, Assam, N Indochina
  6. Sarcosperma kontumense Gagnep. ex Aubrév. - Vietnam
  7. Sarcosperma laurinum (Benth.) Hook.f. - Vietnam, S China
  8. Sarcosperma ovatifolium Gagnep. - Vietnam
  9. Sarcosperma paniculatum (King) Stapf & King - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
  10. Sarcosperma pedunculatum Hemsl. - Yunnan, Hunnan, Vietnam
  11. Sarcosperma uittienii H.J.Lam - Selangor, Sumatra

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sarcosperma Hook.f. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 2: 655 (1876)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1876. Genera plantarum :ad exemplaria imprimis in Herberiis Kewensibus servata definita /auctoribus G. Bentham et J.D. Hooker. 2: 651, 655
  3. 1 2 Noorsiha, A. (April 2002). "Sarcosperma Hook.f." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 343–345. ISBN   983-2181-27-5 . Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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