Chisocheton
| Chisocheton | |
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| Fruits of Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. balansae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Melioideae |
| Genus: | Chisocheton Blume[1] |
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Chisocheton is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae.[2] The genus name comes from the Greek schizos and chiton meaning "split tunic", referring to the lobed staminal tube of C. patens. Their range is from India and tropical China, throughout Malesia and south to New South Wales and Vanuatu.[1]
Description[]
Chisocheton is typically dioecious.[3] Flowers are usually unisexual, rarely bisexual, with a cup-shaped calyx. Fruits are one or two-seeded. Chisocheton habitats are rain forests, typically understorey trees, from sea-level to about 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) altitude.
The wood of several Chisocheton species is used locally in light construction.[1] In the Philippines, the seeds of Chisocheton cumingianus (known locally as balukanag) are used to make a non-drying oil either for traditional medicine or as fuel for oil lamps.[4]
Species[]
As of February 2014 The Plant List recognises 53 accepted species (including infraspecific names):[2]
- Mabb.
- Chisocheton amabilis Miq.
- Merr.
- Koord.
- Chisocheton ceramicus Miq.
- Chisocheton crustularii Mabb.
- Chisocheton cumingianus (C.DC.) Harms
- subsp. balansae (C.DC.) Mabb.
- subsp. kinabaluensis (Merr.) Mabb.
- Merr.
- Miq.
- Kurz
- Chisocheton erythrocarpus Hiern
- P.F.Stevens
- Chisocheton granatum Mabb.
- Kurz
- Chisocheton koordersii Mabb.
- Chisocheton lansiifolius Mabb.
- Pellegr.
- (Miq.) Valeton
- Boerl. & Koord.
- (F.M.Bailey) L.S.Sm.
- Chisocheton macranthus (Merr.) Airy Shaw
- King
- Chisocheton maxilla-pisticis Mabb.
- Chisocheton medusae Airy Shaw
- F.H.Hildebr. ex Steenis
- P.F.Stevens
- P.F.Stevens
- Chisocheton patens Blume
- King
- Mabb.
- Planch. ex Hiern
- Chisocheton pentandrus (Blanco) Merr.
- subsp. paucijugus (Miq.) Mabb.
- (Hemsl.) Mabb.
- C.DC.
- Harms
- Merr.
- Mabb.
- Chisocheton ruber Ridl.
- P.F.Stevens
- Chisocheton sarasinorum Harms
- Chisocheton sarawakanus (C.DC.) Harms
- (C.DC.) P.F.Stevens
- P.F.Stevens
- Chisocheton setosus Ridl.
- P.F.Stevens
- P.F.Stevens
- (Roxb.) Mabb.
- Chisocheton velutinus Mabb.
- Mabb.
- Harms
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Chisocheton Blume". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.; Kiew, Ruth (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 115–143. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Chisocheton". The Plant List. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ Pennington, T. D.; Styles, B. T. (1975). "A Generic Monograph of the Meliaceae". Blumea. 22: 419–540.
- ^ Orosa, Rosalinda L. "Tree of the month (part2) Balukanag (Chisocheton cumingianus)". PhilStar Global. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
External links[]
- "Chisocheton Blume". Atlas of Living Australia.
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