Fagraea

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Fagraea
Fagraea crenulata.JPG
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Tribe:
Subtribe:
Genus: Fagraea
Thunb.

Fagraea is a genus of plants in the family Gentianaceae.[1] It includes trees, shrubs, lianas, and epiphytes. They can be found in forests, swamps, and other habitat in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, with the center of diversity in Malesia.[2]

Many Fagraea species have a variety of human uses, particularly the wood and flowers. The flowers open in the evening and are often fragrant and bat-pollinated. They are so conspicuous they have roles in Polynesian mythology. They make the trees attractive as ornamental plantings. Some are used in leis. Fagraea auriculata produces a flower over 30 centimeters wide, one of the largest flowers of any plant in the world. Many species, especially the Malesian taxa, have valuable wood. It was used to carve tikis. Some have been used in traditional medicine, perfumery, and aromatherapy. The flowers are featured in the traditional artwork of various cultures.[2]

The fruits are food for many animals, including cassowaries, flying foxes, and civets.[2]

Fagraea ceilanica

Species[]

Plants of the World Online currently records 59 accepted species:[3]

  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • Hiern
  • Fagraea auriculata Jack
  • Fagraea berteroana A.Gray ex Benth.
  • G.Don
  • Wernham
  • Scheff.
  • K.M.Wong & Sugumaran
  • Jack
  • Fagraea carstensensis Wernham
  • Fagraea ceilanica Thunb.
  • Wight
  • Blume
  • King & Gamble
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • Elmer
  • Scheff.
  • Backer ex Leenh.
  • Blume
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • K.M.Wong & Sugumaran
  • Wernham
  • Ridl.
  • Elmer
  • Leenh.
  • Fagraea gracilipes A.Gray
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • Miq.
  • Merr.
  • (Leenh.) K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • K.M.Wong & Sugumaran
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • Sugumaran
  • Sugumaran
  • Blume
  • Merr.
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • Baker
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • King & Gamble
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • DC.
  • S.Moore
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • Leenh.
  • King & Gamble
  • Leenh.
  • Blume
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • Leenh.
  • Miq.
  • Blume
  • Blume
  • K.M.Wong & Sugau
  • Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
  • F.Muell.
  • Note, the former taxa Fagraea fragrans Roxb. is now accepted as synonym for Cyrtophyllum fragrans (Roxb.) DC.

Gallery[]

  • Fagraea racemosa Wallich, 19th century

  • Fagraea imperialis Miquel, A. Bernecker, ~1860

References[]

  1. ^ Backlund, M., et al. (2000). Phylogenetic relationships within the Gentianales based on NDHF and RBCL sequences, with particular reference to the Loganiaceae. American Journal of Botany 87 1029-43.
  2. ^ a b c Motley, T. J. (2004). The ethnobotany of Fagraea Thunb.(Gentianaceae): The timber of Malesia and the scent of Polynesia.[permanent dead link] Economic Botany 58(3) 396-409.
  3. ^ "Fagraea Thunb". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 January 2021.


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