Camptotheca

Camptotheca acuminata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cornales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Cornales

Familia: Nyssaceae
Genus: Camptotheca
Species: C. acuminata – C. lowreyana

Paleospecies: †C. manchesterii

Name

Camptotheca Decne., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 157. (1873)

• Type species: Camptotheca acuminata Decne., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 157. (1873)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nyssopsis Post & Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan.: 393 (1903)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical' Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast Regional: Indo-China Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Decaisne, J. 1873. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France' 20: 157. BHL

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Camptotheca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Jan. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Camptotheca. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 16 2016.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Camptotheca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jan. 2016.

Vernacular names

English: happy tree, cancer tree, tree of life
hrvatski: Kamptoteka
日本語: カンレンボク属
മലയാളം: കാംപ്‌തോതെക്ക
русский: Камптотека
中文: 喜树属

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