Careya

Careya arborea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Barringtonioideae
Genus: Careya
Species: C. arborea – C. herbacea – C. valida

Name

Careya Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 2: 636. (1832)

• Type species: Careya herbacea Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 13. (1819)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cumbia Buch.-Ham., Mysore 3: 187. (1807)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, West Himalaya Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos Regional: Southeastern Asia Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. (†) 1832. Flora Indica; or, descriptions of Indian Plants. by the late William Roxburgh. Serampore: W. Thacker & Co. Calcutta; Parbury, Allen & Co., London. Vol. 2. 691 pp. BHL Reference page. : 636

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Careya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 July 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Careya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 22 April 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Careya in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 22 April, 2021.

Vernacular names

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