Biology:Trichilia
Trichilia is a flowering plant genus in the mahogany family. These plants are particularly diverse in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America.
Several species are used in folk medicine and shamanism – e.g. T. rubescens against malaria, T. tocacheana as a hallucinogen, and T. catigua in the aphrodisiac and stimulant catuaba. T. emetica wood, also known as Natal mahogany or Cape mahogany is the traditional material of choice for Mozambique's famous psikhelekedana miniature artists. Trichilia dregeana, or forest mahogany also yields timber and is also used in carvings, traditional African musical instruments, household implements, furniture, bats and canoes.
Taxonomy
The genus Trichilia was given its scientific name in 1756 by Patrick Browne. It is classified as part of Meliaceae, a family that is native to the Americas from Argentina to Mexico, Africa mainly south of the Sahara, and to the Arabian peninsula. The genus has 19 synonyms.[1]
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Acanthotrichilia (Urb.) O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins | 1903 |
| Acrilia Griseb. | 1859 |
| Barbilus P.Browne | 1756 |
| Barbylus Juss. | 1789 |
| Barola Adans. | 1763 (nom. illeg.) |
| Burseranthe Rizzini | 1974 |
| Elcaja Forssk. | 1775 |
| Geniostephanus Fenzl | 1844 |
| Heynichia Kunth | 1844 |
| Mafureira Bertol. | 1850 |
| Moschoxylum A.Juss. | 1830 |
| Odontandra Willd. ex Schult. | 1819 |
| Odontosiphon M.Roem. | 1846 |
| Pholacilia Griseb. | 1859 |
| Portesia Cav. | 1789 |
| Rochetia Delile | 1846 |
| Symphytosiphon Harms | 1896 |
| Torpesia M.Roem. | 1846 |
| Ailantopsis Gagnep. | 1944 |
According to Plants of the World Online there are 109 accepted species:[1]
- Trichilia cipo Trichilia claussenii
- Trichilia congesta Trichilia dazae
- Trichilia discolor Trichilia djalonis
- Trichilia dregeana Trichilia elegans
- Trichilia elsae Trichilia emarginata
- Trichilia emetica Trichilia erythrocarpa
- Trichilia euneura Trichilia fasciculata
- Trichilia florbranca Trichilia gamopetala
- Harms L.
- Jacq. T.D.Penn.
- T.D.Penn. Ducke
- Cheek C.DC.
- J.F.Macbr. Benth.
- T.D.Penn. Urb.
- Sw. C.DC.
- C.DC. (Rusby) C.DC. ex Harms
- Lundell A.Juss.
- Urb. P.Wilson
- C.DC. C.DC.
- Urb. & Ekman Harms
- Kunth T.D.Penn.
- T.D.Penn. Trichilia acuminata
- (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) C.DC. Trichilia pittieri
- Trichilia primogenita Trichilia quadrijuga
- Trichilia retusa Trichilia sambiranensis
- Trichilia singularis Trichilia stipitata
- Trichilia adolfi Trichilia trachyantha
- Trichilia tsaratananensis Trichilia watorikensis
- Harms Trichilia gilletii
- Trichilia grandifolia Trichilia hirta
- Trichilia amapaensis Trichilia laxipaniculata
- Trichilia lepidota Trichilia magnifoliola
- T.D.Penn. Trichilia megalantha
- Trichilia micropetala Trichilia minutiflora
- Trichilia americana Trichilia mucronata
- Trichilia obovata Trichilia ornithothera
- (Sessé & Moc.) T.D.Penn. C.DC.
- Trichilia appendiculata Kunth
- (Triana & Planch.) C.DC. Callm. & Phillipson
- Trichilia aquifolia T.D.Penn.
- P.Wilson (Griseb.) C.DC.
- Trichilia arenaria T.D.Penn.
- T.B.Flores & V.C.Souza Trichilia areolata
- T.D.Penn. Trichilia blanchetii
- C.DC. Trichilia breviflora
- S.F.Blake & Standl. Trichilia bullata
- T.D.Penn. Trichilia capitata
- Klotzsch Trichilia casarettoi
- C.DC. Trichilia catigua
- A.Juss. Trichilia cauliflora
- J.-F.Leroy & Lescot Trichilia chirriactensis
- (Standl. & Steyerm.) T.D.Penn. (A.Juss.) C.DC.
- C.DC. T.D.Penn.
- T.D.Penn. A.Juss.
- A.Chev. Sond.
- A.Juss. Harms
- (Turcz.) C.DC. Vahl
- Lundell C.DC.
- T.D.Penn. T.D.Penn.
- T.D.Penn. De Wild.
- Oliv. L.
- Harms Cuatrec.
- Mart. T.D.Penn.
- Aubrév. & Pellegr. Harms
- T.D.Penn. Standl.
- (Thonn.) J.J.de Wilde (Cav.) Forsyth f.
- W.Palacios J.J.de Wilde
- C.DC. (A.Juss.) C.DC.
- (A.Juss.) C.DC. C.DC.
- T.D.Penn. C.DC.
- Harms (Miq.) C.DC.
- Harms Urb.
- (Triana & Planch.) C.DC. C.DC.
- Trichilia surinamensis Trichilia tenuifructa
- Trichilia welwitschii Trichilia vestigialis
- Trichilia taubertiana Trichilia trimera
- Trichilia tuberculata Lescot
- Trichilia pallida Trichilia poeppigii
- Trichilia pugana Trichilia ramalhoi
- Trichilia rubescens Trichilia septentrionalis
- Trichilia stellatotomentosa Trichilia surumuensis
- Trichilia tetrapetala Trichilia trifolia
- Trichilia ulei Trichilia zewaldae
- Trichilia triacantha Trichilia tomentosa
- T.D.Penn. Trichilia tessmannii
- Trichilia gilgiana Trichilia glabra
- Trichilia havanensis Trichilia hispida
- Trichilia inaequilatera Trichilia lecointei
- Trichilia lovettii Trichilia martiana
- Trichilia mazanensis Trichilia micrantha
- Trichilia minima Trichilia monacantha
- Trichilia moschata Trichilia multifoliola
- Trichilia oligantha Trichilia pachypoda
- Sw. C.DC.
- V.W.Steinm. & Ram.-Amezcua Rizzini
- Oliv. C.DC.
- Kuntze C.DC.
- C.DC. L.
- C.DC. J.J.de Wilde
- Trichilia stenophylla Trichilia solitudinis
- C.DC. Trichilia silvatica
- Trichilia schomburgkii Trichilia rubra
- Trichilia reynelii Oliv.
- Trichilia reticulata Trichilia quadrivalvis
- Trichilia pungens Trichilia pseudostipularis
- W.Palacios Trichilia prieureana
- Trichilia pleeana Trichilia petenensis
- Trichilia pallens Trichilia monadelpha
- Trichilia martineaui Trichilia humblotii
References
External links
Data related to Trichilia at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q2876947 entry
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