Horsfieldia Explained
Horsfieldia is a genus of evergreen trees.[1] The genus consists of about 100 species and is distributed across South Asia, from India to the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Some species are used for timber.[2] Species in the genus sometimes contain alkaloids, including horsfiline, which has analgesic effects.[3]
Species
Plants of the World Online currently (February 2024) includes:[4]
- Horsfieldia ampla Markgr.
- Horsfieldia ampliformis W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia amplomontana W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia amygdalina (Wall.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia androphora W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia angularis W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia ardisiifolia (A.DC.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia aruana (Blume) W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia atjehensis W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia australiana S.T.Blake
- Horsfieldia basifissa W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia borneensis W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia brachiata (King) Warb.
- Horsfieldia carnosa Warb.
- Horsfieldia clavata W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia coriacea W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia corrugata Foreman
- Horsfieldia coryandra W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia costulata (Miq.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia crassifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb.
- Horsfieldia crux-melitensis Markgr.
- Horsfieldia decalvata W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia discolor W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia disticha W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia elongata W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia endertii W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia flocculosa (King) Warb.
- Horsfieldia fragillima Airy Shaw
- Horsfieldia fulva (King) Warb.
- Horsfieldia glabra (Blume) Warb.
- Horsfieldia gracilis W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia grandis (Hook.f.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia hellwigii (Warb.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia hirtiflora W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia inflexa W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia iriana W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia irya (Gaertn.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia iryaghedhi (Gaertn.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia kingii (Hook.f.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia laevigata (Blume) Warb.
- Horsfieldia lancifolia W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia laticostata (J.Sinclair) W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia leptantha W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia longiflora W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia macilenta W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia macrothyrsa (Miq.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia majuscula (King) Warb.
- Horsfieldia micrantha W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia moluccana W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia montana Airy Shaw
- Horsfieldia motleyi Warb.
- Horsfieldia nervosa W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia obscura W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia obscurinervia Merr.
- Horsfieldia obtusa W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia olens W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia oligocarpa Warb.
- Horsfieldia oliviformis Warb.
- Horsfieldia pachycarpa A.C.Sm.
- Horsfieldia pachyrachis W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia palauensis Kaneh.
- Horsfieldia pallidicaula W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia parviflora (Roxb.) J.Sinclair
- Horsfieldia paucinervis Warb.
- Horsfieldia penangiana J.Sinclair
- Horsfieldia pilifera Markgr.
- Horsfieldia platantha W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia polyspherula (Hook.f.) J.Sinclair
- Horsfieldia psilantha W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia pulcherrima W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia pulverulenta Warb.
- Horsfieldia punctata W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia punctatifolia J.Sinclair
- Horsfieldia ralunensis Warb.
- Horsfieldia reticulata Warb.
- Horsfieldia ridleyana (King) Warb.
- Horsfieldia romblonensis W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia rufolanata Airy Shaw
- Horsfieldia sabulosa J.Sinclair
- Horsfieldia samarensis W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia schlechteri Warb.
- Horsfieldia sepikensis Markgr.
- Horsfieldia sessilifolia W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia sinclairii W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia smithii Warb.
- Horsfieldia sparsa W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia spicata (Roxb.) J.Sinclair
- Horsfieldia splendida W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia squamulosa W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia sterilis W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia subalpina J.Sinclair
- Horsfieldia subtilis (Miq.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia sucosa (King) Warb.
- Horsfieldia superba (Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb.
- Horsfieldia sylvestris (Houtt.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia talaudensis W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia tenuifolia (J.Sinclair) W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia tomentosa Warb.
- Horsfieldia triandra W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia tristis W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia tuberculata (K.Schum.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia urceolata W.J.de Wilde
- Horsfieldia valida (Miq.) Warb.
- Horsfieldia wallichii (Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb.
- Horsfieldia whitmorei J.Sinclair
- Horsfieldia xanthina Airy Shaw
List sources :[5] [6] [7]
Notes and References
- Book: Flora of China. 7. 99–101. PDF. Li Bingtao . Thomas K. Wilson . Myristicaceae. 2008.
- Web site: Commercial timbers: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. In English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. Version: 25th June 2009. H. G. Richter . M. J. Dallwitz . 2000.
- Jossang A, Jossang P, Hadi HA, Sevenet T, Bodo B . Horsfiline, an oxindole alkaloid from Horsfieldia superba. Journal of Organic Chemistry. 1991. 56. 23. 6527–6530. 10.1021/jo00023a016.
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A27235-1 Plants of the World Online: Horsfieldia (retrieved 23 February 2024)
- http://www.ipni.org IPNI
- http://www.tropicos.org Tropicos
- http://www.iucnredlist.org IUCN Red List of Threatened Species