Melanochyla caesia

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: Anacardiaceae
Subfamilia: Anacardioideae
Genus: Melanochyla
Species: Melanochyla caesia

Name

Melanochyla caesia (Blume) Ding Hou, Blumea 24(1): 31 (1978)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Semecarpus caesius Blume, Mus. Bot. 1(12): 189 (1850), as 'caesia'
    • Lectotype: C.L. Blume s.n. (Tjampea, Java, [Indonesia]; veg.; L 0015807 (sheet no. 897.363-1266)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [​fide Ding Hou, Blumea 24(1): 31 (1978)]; Isolectotype: BO [cf. BO-1837172^(GBIF), 'HOLOTYPE']).
    • Syntype: J.C. van Hasselt s.n. (Java, [Indonesia]; veg.; L 0015805 (sheet no. 897.363-1264)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}).
• Homotypic
  • Semecarpus heterophyllus var. caesius (Blume) Engl., Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 4: 487 (1883), as 'S. heterophylla β, cæsia'
  • Cassuvium caesium (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 151 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Melanochyla maingayi Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 2: 39 (1876); not accepted by Hou (1978) and Kochummen (1989) [cited as M. caesia]
    • Type: A.C. Maingay [490] (Malacca [= Melaka], [Malaysia]; in flower; K [​K000695612^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, numbered 1595]; Isotype: K [​K000695613^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, numbered 2538]).
  • Melanochyla kunstleri King, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65(3): 504 (1896); accepted by Ding Hou, Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 8(3): 499 (1978) but not accepted by Kochummen (1984; 1989) [cited as M. caesia]
    • Type: King's Collector 6810 (Perak, [Malaysia]; with male flowers, [November 1884]; Isotypes: BM [​BM000884935^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K {K000695558^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K000695559^(GBIF)}, SING [​SING0051597^(JSTOR)], US [​US00901857 (281911)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. P [​P06633062^(GBIF), without type indication]).
  • Melanochyla tomentosa Hook.f. var. glabrescens Koord. & Valeton, Bijdr. Boomsoort. Java 4 (Meded. Lands Plantentuin 17): 133 & 135 (1896); not accepted by Hou (1978) [cited as M. caesia]
    • Note: the authors also cited Semacarpus caesius in the protologue.
    • Lectotype: Koorders 440 [β] (Java, [Indonesia]; in flower, [15 July 1891]; BO-0101059^(GBIF) [fide Ding Hou, Blumea 24(1): 31 (1978)]; Isolectotype: BO-0101058^(GBIF), L 0015803^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}).
    • Syntype: Koorders 12554 [β] (Java, [Indonesia]; veg.; BO-0101060^(GBIF)).

Misapplied names

• Melanochyla tomentosa auct. non Hook.f.: Koord. & Valeton, Bijdr. Boomsoort. Java 4 (Meded. Lands Plantentuin 17): 132 (1896), quoad syn. et Zollinger 800; Backer & Bakh.f., Fl. Java 2: 154 (1965)
  • Note: fide Ding Hou, Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 8(3): 498 (1978).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Borneo (Brunei [​fide Ganesan 2021], Kalimantan [fide Kochummen 1996], Sabah, Sarawak), Jawa, Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore [M. kunstleri]), Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hou, D. 1978. Florae Malesianae Praecursores LVI. Anacardiaceae. Blumea 24(1) 1–41. PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Blume, C.L. 1849–1851. Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum sive stirpium Exoticarum, Novarum vel Minus Cognitarum ex Vivis aut Siccis Brevis Expositio et Descriptio. Leiden. Volumen 1. BHL Reference page. 
• Engler, A. 1883. Bursearceæ et Anacardiacæ. de Candolle, A. & de Candolle, C. (eds.) Monographiae phanerogamarum: Prodromi nunc continuatio, nunc revisio. Vol. quartum. Paris: G. Masson. 573 pp. BHL. Reference page. 
• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists. 1876–1879. The Flora of British India Vol. 2. Sabiaceae to Cornaceae. 792 pp. London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. 
• Hou, D. 1978. Anacardiaceae. Pp. 395–548 in van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.), Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, Vol. 8(3). Sijthoff & Noordhoff International Publishers, Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. BHL Reference page.  [see pages 498–499 (as M. caesia and M. kunstleri)]
• King, G. 1896. Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. No. 8. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Natural History 65(3): 339–516. BHL Reference page. 
• Kochummen, K.M. 1983[1984]. Notes on the Systematy of Malayan Phanerogams. XXX. Anacardiaceae. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 36(2): 187–196. BHL. Reference page.  [see page 190]
• Kochummen, K.M. 1989. Anacardiaceae. In: Ng, F.S.P. (ed.) Tree Flora of Malaya: A Manual for Foresters, Volume 4. Longman Malaysia, pp. 9–57. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page.  [see page 42]
• Kochummen, K.M. 1996. Anacardiaceae. In: Soepadmo, E., Wong, K.M. & Saw, L.G. (eds.), Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Vol. 2. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Ampang Press, pp. 1–92. ISBN 983-9592-56-4 PDF. Reference page.  [see page 53]
• Koorders, S.H. & Valeton, T. 1896. Bijdrage N°. 4 tot de Kennis der Boomsoorten op Java. Mededeelingen uit 's Lands Plantentuin 17. Batavia: G. Kolff & Co. BHL Reference page. 
• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Ganesan, S.K., 2021. Melanochyla caesia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. IUCN Red List Category: Vulnerable . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T194361980A194362012.en.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Melanochyla caesia. Accessed: 2024 August 5.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Melanochyla kunstleri. Accessed: 2024 August 5.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Melanochyla caesia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Melanochyla caesia. Published online. Accessed: 5 August 2024.

Vernacular names

Bahasa Melayu: Rengas (Manuk)
Sunda: Rengas