Biology:Buchanania barberi

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Buchanania barberi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Buchanania
Species:
B. barberi
Binomial name
Buchanania barberi
Gamble

Buchanania barberi is a species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae.[2][3] It is a tree endemic to Nadari in Travancore District of Kerala, India. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Buchanania barberi is a small tree, growing up to 15 metres tall, which flowers between October and January. It grows in coastal moist lowland tropical forest from 20 to 125 metres elevation. It grows in association with Tabernaemontana alternifolia, Hydnocarpus pentandrus, Myxopyrum smilacifolium, Palaquium thwaitesii, Madhuca neriifolia, Piper nigrum, Dregea volubilis, and Clidemia hirta.[1]

The species was first described by James Sykes Gamble in 1916.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Barstow, M. (2023). "Buchanania barberi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. 
  2. โ†‘ 2.0 2.1 "Buchanania barberi Gamble". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69283-1. 
  3. โ†‘ "Buchanania barberi Gamble". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/NMBK. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4982611 entry