Biology:Lecythidaceae
The Lecythidaceae (/ˌlɛsɪθɪˈdeɪsiː/ LESS-ith-ih-DAY-see) comprise a family of about 30 genera[1] 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).[2]
Genera
30 genera are currently accepted.[1]
- 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
According to molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae, including work by Mori et al. (2007),[3] subfamilies include:
Barringtonioidea
Previously Barringtoniaceae;[4] also sensu Takhtajan 1997;[4] 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
Previously Foetidiaceae[4] from Madagascar is monogeneric:
- Foetidia Comm. ex Lam.
Lecythidoideae
Genera restricted to the New World tropics.[5]
- 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
The APG II system of 2003 included genera from the family Scytopetalaceae and others
- Asteranthos Desf., also as Asteranthaceae[4]
- Brazzeia Verc.
- Oubanguia Baill.
- Pierrina Engl.
- Rhaptopetalum Oliv.
- Scytopetalum Engl.
Napoleonaeoideae
Previously as family Napoleonaeaceae;[4] species are native to Africa.
- Crateranthus Baker f., incertae sedis according to Takhtajan,
- Napoleonaea P.Beauv.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpowo - ↑ Mori, Scott A.; Tsou, Chi-Hua; Wu, Chi-Chih; Cronholm, Bodil; Anderberg, Arne A. (2007). "Evolution of Lecythidaceae with an emphasis on the circumscription of neotropical genera: Information from combined NDHF and TRNL-F sequence data". American Journal of Botany 94 (3): 289–301. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.3.289. PMID 21636402. Bibcode: 2007AmJB...94..289M.
- ↑ Mori, S. A.; Tsou, C. -H.; Wu, C. -C.; Cronholm, B.; Anderberg, A. A. (2007). "Evolution of Lecythidaceae with an emphasis on the circumscription of neotropical genera: Information from combined ndhF and trnL-F sequence data". American Journal of Botany 94 (3): 289–301. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.3.289. PMID 21636402. Bibcode: 2007AmJB...94..289M.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Takhtajan, A. (1997). Diversity and classification of flowering plants. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10098-1.
- ↑ 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
<ref> tag with name "IPNI" defined in <references> is not used in prior text.External links
- 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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