Lecythidaceae
| Lecythidaceae | |
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| Illustration of Couroupita guianensis by Lansdown Guilding | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae A.Rich.[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Lecythis | |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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The Lecythidaceae (/ˌlɛsɪθɪˈdeɪsiː/ LESS-ith-ih-DAY-see) comprise a family of about 30 genera[3] and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia.
Well known members of the family include the cannonball tree (Couroupita guianensis) and the edible Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa).[4]
Genera
[edit | edit source]30 genera are currently accepted.[3]
- Allantoma Miers
- Asteranthos Desf.
- Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
- Bertholletia Bonpl.
- Brazzeia Baill.
- Careya Roxb.
- Cariniana Casar.
- Chydenanthus Miers
- Chytroma Miers
- Corythophora R.Knuth
- Couratari Aubl.
- Couroupita Aubl.
- Crateranthus Baker f.
- Eschweilera Mart. ex DC.
- Foetidia Comm. ex Lam.
- Grias L.
- Guaiania O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick
- Gustavia L.
- Imbiriba O.M.Vargas, M.Ribeiro & C.W.Dick
- Lecythis Loefl.
- Napoleonaea P.Beauv.
- Oubanguia Baill.
- Pachylecythis Ledoux
- Petersianthus Merr.
- Pierrina Engl.
- Planchonia Blume
- Rhaptopetalum Oliv.
- Scottmoria Cornejo
- Scytopetalum Pierre ex Engl.
- Waimiria C.W.Dick & O.M.Vargas
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]According to molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae, including work by Mori et al. (2007),[5] subfamilies include:
Barringtonioidea
[edit | edit source]Previously Barringtoniaceae;[6] also sensu Takhtajan 1997;[6] this subfamily was also called Planchonioideae (which included Barringtonia). Genera are restricted to the Old World tropics.
- Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (synonym Abdulmajidia Whitmore)
- Careya Roxb.
- Chydenanthus Miers
- Petersianthus Merr.
- Planchonia Blume
Foetidioideae
[edit | edit source]Previously Foetidiaceae[6] from Madagascar is monogeneric:
- Foetidia Comm. ex Lam.
Lecythidoideae
[edit | edit source]Genera restricted to the New World tropics.[7]
- Allantoma Miers
- Bertholletia Bonpl.
- Cariniana Casar.
- Chytroma Miers
- Corythophora R.Knuth
- Couratari Aubl.
- Couroupita Aubl.
- Eschweilera Mart. ex DC.
- Grias L.
- Guaiania O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick
- Gustavia L.
- Imbiriba O.M.Vargas, M.Ribeiro & C.W.Dick
- Lecythis Loefl.
- Pachylecythis Ledoux
- Scottmoria Cornejo
- Waimiria C.W.Dick & O.M.Vargas
Scytopetaloideae
[edit | edit source]The APG II system of 2003 included genera from the family Scytopetalaceae and others
- Asteranthos Desf., also as Asteranthaceae[6]
- Brazzeia Verc.
- Oubanguia Baill.
- Pierrina Engl.
- Rhaptopetalum Oliv.
- Scytopetalum Engl.
Napoleonaeoideae
[edit | edit source]Previously as family Napoleonaeaceae;[6] species are native to Africa.
- Crateranthus Baker f., incertae sedis according to Takhtajan,
- Napoleonaea P.Beauv.
References
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- ^ Oscar M. Vargas, Drew A. Larson, Juvenal Batista, Xavier Cornejo, Bruno Garcia Luize, Diana Medellín-Zabala, Michel Ribeiro, Nathan P. Smith, Stephen A. Smith, Alberto Vicentini, and Christopher W. Dick "Reclassification of the Bertholletia Clade of the Brazil Nut Family (Lecythidaceae) Based on a Phylogenetic Analysis of Plastome and Target Sequence Capture Data," Harvard Papers in Botany 29(1), 159-179, (30 June 2024). https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v29iss1.2024.n18
External links
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- Lecythidaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants. http://delta-intkey.com
- Barringtoniaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants. http://delta-intkey.com
- Foetidiaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants. http://delta-intkey.com
- Asteranthaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants. http://delta-intkey.com
- Napoleonaeaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants. http://delta-intkey.com
- The Lecythidaceae Pages by Scott A. Mori and Ghillean T. Prance
- Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
- Lecythidaceae in BoDD – Botanical Dermatology Database
- Lecythidaceae Pages
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