Baccaurea Explained

Baccaurea^[1] is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. The genus comprises 51 species, distributed from India to Indochina, southern China, Malesia, New Guinea, and the West Pacific. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.^[2] Many species contain edible fruits.^[3]

Species

51 species are accepted.

• Baccaurea airyshawii
• Baccaurea angulata
• Baccaurea annamensis
• Baccaurea bakeri
• Baccaurea bracteata
• Baccaurea brevipes
• Baccaurea carinata
• Baccaurea celebica
• Baccaurea costulata
• Baccaurea courtallensis
• Baccaurea dasystachya
• Baccaurea deflexa
• Baccaurea dolichobotrys
• Baccaurea dulcis
• Baccaurea edulis
• Baccaurea henii
• Baccaurea javanica
• Baccaurea lanceolata
• Baccaurea macrocarpa
• Baccaurea macrophylla
• Baccaurea maingayi
• Baccaurea malayana
• Baccaurea microcarpa
• Baccaurea minor
• Baccaurea mollis
• Baccaurea motleyana
• Baccaurea multiflora
• Baccaurea nanihua
• Baccaurea nesophila
• Baccaurea odoratissima
• Baccaurea papuana
• Baccaurea parviflora
• Baccaurea philippinensis
• Baccaurea polyneura (syn. Baccaurea hookeri)
• Baccaurea ptychopyxis
• Baccaurea pubera (syn. Baccaurea latifolia)
• Baccaurea purpurea
• Baccaurea pyriformis
• Baccaurea racemosa
• Baccaurea ramiflora
• Baccaurea reniformis
• Baccaurea reticulata
• Baccaurea sarawakensis
• Baccaurea seemannii
• Baccaurea simaloerensis
• Baccaurea sumatrana
• Baccaurea sylvestris
• Baccaurea taitensis
• Baccaurea tetrandra
• Baccaurea trigonocarpa
• Baccaurea velutina

Notes and References

1. Flora Cochinchinensis 2: 661. 1790. Web site: Name - Baccaurea Lour. . Type Specimen: Baccaurea ramiflora Lour. . Tropicos . . . February 6, 2010.
2. 20443245. A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato). Hoffmann. Petra. Kathriarachchi. Hashendra. Wurdack. Kenneth J.. Kew Bulletin. 2006. 61. 1. 37–53.
3. Web site: Baccaurea (PROSEA Fruits) - PlantUse English . uses.plantnet-project.org . 15 September 2021.