Palaquium
Palaquium | |
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Palaquium gutta[2] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Subfamily: | Sapotoideae |
Tribe: | Sapoteae |
Genus: | Palaquium Blanco[1] |
Synonyms[3] | |
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Palaquium is a genus of about 120 species of trees in the family Sapotaceae.[4] Their range is from India across Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia and Australasia, to the western Pacific Islands.[3][5]
Description[]
Within their range, Palaquium species are mostly found in the Philippines and Borneo. In Borneo many species are recorded in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.[5]
The leaves are typically spirally arranged and often clustered near twig ends. Flowers are mostly bisexual, though some unisexual instances are known. Fruits are one or two-seeded with rare instances of several seeds. Palaquium habitats are coastal, lowland mixed dipterocarp, swamp and montane forests.[5]
Some species, for example Palaquium gutta, are well known for producing gutta-percha latex.[5]
Species[]
As of November 2013 The Plant List recognises 120 accepted species:[6]
- H.J.Lam
- Burck
- Lecomte
- Merr.
- Palaquium bataanense Merr.
- Palaquium beccarianum (Pierre) P.Royen
- Palaquium bourdillonii Brandis
- H.J.Lam
- H.J.Lam
- Palaquium calophyllum (Teijsm. & Binn.) Pierre ex Burck
- Palaquium canaliculatum (Thwaites) Engl.
- King & Gamble
- Palaquium cochleariifolium P.Royen
- H.J.Lam
- Palaquium crassifolium Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium cryptocariifolium P.Royen
- Elmer
- Palaquium dasyphyllum Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium decurrens H.J.Lam
- K.Krause
- Elmer
- Palaquium edenii Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium elegans Griffoen & H.J.Lam
- (Dalzell) Baill.
- Merr.
- Merr.
- H.J.Lam
- H.J.Lam
- Palaquium ferrugineum Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium fidjiense Pierre ex Dubard
- C.T.White
- Hayata
- Merr.
- Palaquium galactoxylum (F.Muell.) H.J.Lam
- Fletcher
- Merr.
- Merr.
- Merr.
- H.J.Lam
- Palaquium grande (Thwaites) Engl.
- Palaquium gutta (Hook.) Burck
- Chantaranothai
- Palaquium herveyi King & Gamble
- Merr.
- Palaquium hexandrum (Griff.) Baill.
- Palaquium hinmolpedda P.Royen
- Palaquium hispidum H.J.Lam
- Palaquium hornei (Hartog ex Baker) Dubard
- Palaquium impressionervium Ng
- Kaneh.
- Palaquium kinabaluense P.Royen
- Palaquium laevifolium (Thwaites) Engl.
- Blanco
- Palaquium leiocarpum Boerl.
- Palaquium lisophyllum Pierre ex Dubard
- Burck
- Merr.
- Palaquium luzoniense (Fern.-Vill.) Vidal
- Burck
- Palaquium maingayi (C.B.Clarke) Engl.
- Palaquium majas H.J.Lam
- P.Royen
- P.Royen
- Dubard
- Palaquium microphyllum King & Gamble
- Palaquium mindanaense Merr.
- Elmer
- P.Royen
- Palaquium multiflorum Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium neoebudicum Guillaumin
- Burck
- Palaquium obovatum (Griff.) Engl.
- Burck
- Burck
- Palaquium ottolanderi Koord. & Valeton
- Pierre
- H.J.Lam
- Palaquium pauciflorum (Thwaites) Engl.
- Palaquium petiolare (Thwaites) Engl.
- Palaquium philippense (Perr.) C.B.Rob.
- Burck
- Elmer
- C.B.Rob.
- (Wall. ex G.Don) Baill.
- A.C.Sm. & S.P.Darwin
- H.J.Lam
- Palaquium pseudocuneatum H.J.Lam
- Palaquium pseudorostratum H.J.Lam
- Palaquium quercifolium (de Vriese) Burck
- Palaquium ravii Sasidh. & Vink
- Palaquium regina-montium Ng
- Palaquium ridleyi King & Gamble
- Palaquium rigidum Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium rioense H.J.Lam
- Palaquium rivulare H.J.Lam
- Palaquium rostratum (Miq.) Burck
- Palaquium rubiginosum (Thwaites) Engl.
- Palaquium rufolanigerum P.Royen
- Pierre ex Dubard
- H.J.Lam
- Palaquium sericeum H.J.Lam
- P.Royen
- Elmer ex H.J.Lam
- Christoph.
- Palaquium stellatum King & Gamble
- Palaquium stipulare Pierre ex Dubard
- C.E.C.Fisch.
- Palaquium sumatranum Burck
- Palaquium supfianum Schltr.
- K.Krause
- Palaquium tenuipetiolatum Merr.
- Palaquium thwaitesii Trimen
- H.J.Lam
- Palaquium vexillatum P.Royen
- Pierre ex Dubard
- Gilly ex Royen
- Palaquium walsurifolium Pierre ex Dubard
- Schltr. ex K.Krause
- Palaquium xanthochymum (de Vriese) Pierre ex Burck
- Palaquium zeylanicum Verdc.
References[]
- ^ "Palaquium". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ 1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, as Palaquium oblongifolium, synonym of P. gutta
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Stevens, Peter F. (2001). "Ericales; Sapotoideae; Palaquium". Angiosperm Phylogeny. Version 13, 2013 with updates. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Mohtar, A.P. Abang Mohd. (April 2002). "Palaquium Blanco". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 271–312. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Palaquium". The Plant List. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
External links[]
- Palaquium
- Sapotaceae genera
- Taxa named by Francisco Manuel Blanco