Champereia Explained

Champereia is a genus of plants in the family Opiliaceae described as a genus in 1843.^{[1] [2]}

It contains only one known species, Champereia manillana, native to China (Guangxi, Yunnan), Taiwan, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Christmas Island.^{[3] [4]}

Varieties^[3]

1. Champereia manillana var. longistaminea (W.Z.Li) H.S.Kiu - Yunnan, Guangxi
2. Champereia manillana var. manillana - Taiwan, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Christmas Island

Notes and References

1. Griffith, William. 1843. Calcutta Journal of Natural History and Miscellany of the Arts and Sciences in India 4: 237
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40006050 Tropicos, Champereia Griff.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=382874 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006474 Flora of China Vol. 5 Page 206 台湾山柚 tai wan shan you Champereia manillana (Blume) Merrill, Philipp. J. Sci., C. 7: 233. 1912.