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'''''Flacourtia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[willow]] family, [[Salicaceae]]. It was previously placed in the now defunct family [[Flacourtiaceae]].<ref name="GRIN"/> The generic name honors [[Étienne de Flacourt]] (1607–1660), a governor of [[Madagascar]]. It contains 15 species of [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s that are native to the [[Africa]]n and [[Asia]]n [[tropics]] and [[subtropics]]. Several species, especially ''[[Flacourtia indica|F. indica]]'', are cultivated as [[Ornamental plant|ornamentals]] and for their [[fruit]]s.<ref name="Everett">{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=h6xcnf5TksYC |title=The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture |volume=4 |first=Thomas H. |last=Everett |publisher=Courier Corporation |year=1981 |isbn=978-0-8240-7234-6 |pages=2376–2377}}</ref> The trunks of small trees are often guarded by branching spines.{{ |
'''''Flacourtia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[willow]] family, [[Salicaceae]]. It was previously placed in the now defunct family [[Flacourtiaceae]].<ref name="GRIN"/> The generic name honors [[Étienne de Flacourt]] (1607–1660), a governor of [[Madagascar]]. It contains 15 species of [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s that are native to the [[Africa]]n and [[Asia]]n [[tropics]] and [[subtropics]]. Several species, especially ''[[Flacourtia indica|F. indica]]'', are cultivated as [[Ornamental plant|ornamentals]] and for their [[fruit]]s.<ref name="Everett">{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=h6xcnf5TksYC |title=The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture |volume=4 |first=Thomas H. |last=Everett |publisher=Courier Corporation |year=1981 |isbn=978-0-8240-7234-6 |pages=2376–2377}}</ref> The trunks of small trees are often guarded by branching spines.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}} |
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Flacourtia is a genus of flowering plants in the willow family, Salicaceae. It was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae.[2] The generic name honors Étienne de Flacourt (1607–1660), a governor of Madagascar. It contains 15 species of shrubs and small trees that are native to the African and Asian tropics and subtropics. Several species, especially F. indica, are cultivated as ornamentals and for their fruits.[4] The trunks of small trees are often guarded by branching spines.[citation needed]
Selected species
- Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr. - Batoko Plum (southern Asia, Madagascar)[4]
- Flacourtia inermis Roxb.
- Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch. - Indian Plum (Tropical Asia)
- Flacourtia montana J.Graham
- Flacourtia rukam Zoll. & Moritzi - Rukam (Indonesia)[4][5]
References
- ^ "Genus Flacourtia". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ a b "Flacourtia Comm. ex L'Hér". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-30. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Flacourtia Comm. ex L'Hér". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ a b c Everett, Thomas H. (1981). The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture. Vol. 4. Courier Corporation. pp. 2376–2377. ISBN 978-0-8240-7234-6.
- ^ "Species Records of Flacourtia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-30. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
External links
Media related to Flacourtia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Flacourtia at Wikispecies
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