Pseudocarapa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Meliaceae. It includes five species which range from Sri Lanka to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, and New Guinea.[1]
| Pseudocarapa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Melioideae |
| Genus: | Pseudocarapa Hemsl. (1884) |
| Type species | |
| Pseudocarapa championii (Thwaites) Hemsl.[2]
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| Species[1] | |
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5; see text | |
The genus is distinguished by its paripinnate leaves, cylindrical staminal tube with appendages, annular or patelliform disk, and pollen shed in tetrads.[2]
The genus was first named by William Hemsley in 1884.[1] Most of the species currently accepted were until recently included in genus Dysoxylum. A genetic study published in 2021 found that Dysoxylum is polyphyletic, and Pseudocarapa was revived and re-circumscribed.[2]
Species
editFive species are accepted.[1]
- Pseudocarapa championii (Hook.f. & Thomson ex Thwaites) Hemsl. – Sri Lanka
- Pseudocarapa crassa (Mabb.) Mabb. – Borneo (northern and central Sarawak)
- Pseudocarapa dumosa (King) Holzmeyer & Mabb. – Peninsular Malaysia and Riau Archipelago
- Pseudocarapa inopinata Harms – northern and central New Guinea
- Pseudocarapa yunzaingensis (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Mabb. – eastern New Guinea
References
edit- ^ a b c d Pseudocarapa Blume Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Holzmeyer, L., Hauenschild, F., Mabberley, D.J. and Muellner-Riehl, A.N. (2021), Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species. Taxon, 70: 1248-1272. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12591