Sarcosperma
Appearance
Sarcosperma | |
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Sarcosperma laurinum | |
Scientific classification | |
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] | |
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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]
Description
[edit]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) altitude.[3]
Species
[edit]- Accepted species[1]
- Sarcosperma affine Gagnep. - Vietnam
- Sarcosperma angustifolium Gagnep. - Vietnam
- Sarcosperma arboreum Hook.f. - S China, E Himalayas, NW Indochina
- Sarcosperma griffithii Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke - Yunnan, E Himalayas
- Sarcosperma kachinense (King & Pantl.) Exell - S China, Assam, N Indochina
- Sarcosperma kontumense Gagnep. ex Aubrév. - Vietnam
- Sarcosperma laurinum (Benth.) Hook.f. - Vietnam, S China
- Sarcosperma ovatifolium Gagnep. - Vietnam
- Sarcosperma paniculatum (King) Stapf & King - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
- Sarcosperma pedunculatum Hemsl. - Yunnan, Hunnan, Vietnam
- Sarcosperma uittienii H.J.Lam - Selangor, Sumatra
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1876. Genera plantarum :ad exemplaria imprimis in Herberiis Kewensibus servata definita /auctoribus G. Bentham et J.D. Hooker. 2: 651, 655
- ^ a b 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.