Bunchosia
Bunchosia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Malpighiaceae |
Genus: | Bunchosia Rich. ex Kunth |
Species | |
ca. 75 species; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Malacmaea Griseb. |
Bunchosia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It contains roughly 75 species of trees and shrubs, which are native to dry woodlands, savannas, and wet forests. Their range extends from Mexico and the Caribbean to southeastern Brazil and adjacent Argentina. Bunchosia is one of three arborescent genera of Malpighiaceae with fleshy, bird-dispersed fruits.
Selected species[]
- Bunchosia argentea (Jacq.) DC. – silver peanut butter fruit, marmelo, mountain plum (ciruela del monte). A wild species with leaves abaxially sericeous, giving a silvery appearance.
- Bunchosia armeniaca (Cav.) DC. – cansaboca, friar's plum (ciruela del fraile).
- Schltdl.
- Bunchosia cauliflora W.R.Anderson
- Kunth
- Rose
- – cachita, muchita or cafezinho do mato. Flavour resembles corn and papaya.
- Bunchosia glandulifera (Jacq.) Kunth – peanut butter fruit. Most popular and widespread species in cultivation.
- (Cav.) DC.
- Bunchosia hartwegiana Benth.
- A.Juss.
- Bunchosia jamaicensis Urb. & Ndz.
- A.Juss.
- Bunchosia linearifolia P.Wilson
- W.R.Anderson
- Skottsb. – usama or pale bunchosia.
- W.R.Anderson
- Rose
- Bunchosia tutensis Dobson[2]
Formerly placed here[]
- (S.Watson) F.K.Mey. (as B. guadalajarensis S.Watson)[2]
References[]
- ^ "Bunchosia Rich. ex Kunth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ a b "Species Records of Bunchosia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
External links[]
Media related to Bunchosia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Bunchosia at Wikispecies
- Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
- Bunchosia[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Bunchosia
- Malpighiaceae genera
- Malpighiaceae stubs