Epicharis (Meliaceae)

Epicharis parasitica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Meliaceae
Subfamilia: Melioideae
Tribus: Aglaieae
Genus: Epicharis
Species: E. alata – E. brevipanicula – E. cumingiana – E. cuneata – E. densiflora – E. gillespieana – E. parasitica

Name

Epicharis Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 166. (1825)

• Type species: Epicharis densiflora Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 167. (1825)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Piptosaccos Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 415. (1858)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, Fiji, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. von 1825. Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 166.

Additional references

• Holzmeyer, L., Hauenschild, F., Mabberley, D.J. & Muellner‐Riehl, A.N. 2021. Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species. Taxon 70(6): 1248-1272. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12591 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Epicharis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Epicharis. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 14 2022.

Vernacular names

Sunda: Kokosan leuweung
中文: 大花椌木, 大花樫木

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