Cerbera odollam

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gentianales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Plumerieae
Subtribus: Thevetiinae
Genus: Cerbera
Species: Cerbera odollam

Name

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Cerbera odollam Gaertn. (1791)

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Tanghinia odollam (Gaertn.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 98. 1837.
  • Heterotypic
    • Cerbera lactaria Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 642. 1825, nom. illeg.
    • Cerbera lactaria Buch.-Ham. ex D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. 1. 1805, nom. illeg.
    • Cerbera forsteri Seem., Fl. Vit. 157. 1866.
    • Cerbera dilatata Markgr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 196. 1927.
    • Excoecaria ovatifolia Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 1. 1790, nom. nud.
    • Odollamia malabarica Raf., Sylva Tellur. 162. 1838.
    • Tanghinia lactaria (Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng.) G.Don in Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 3, 461. 1839.

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Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asie
      • India (E- & W- coasts of India), Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Andaman Isl., Burma, Nicobar Isl., Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Java, peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Perak, Selangor, Melaka, Pahang, Johor), Singapore, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra
  • Continental: Pacific
      • Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Society Isl., Micronesia (Pohnpei), Northern Marianas (Agrihan, Pagan), Southern Marianas (Saipan, Tinian, Aguijan, Guam)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names

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English: Suicide tree
മലയാളം: ഒതളം
српски / srpski: Самоубилачко дрво / Samoubilačko drvo
தமிழ்: காட்டரளி
ไทย: ตีนเป็ดน้ำ, ตีนเป็ดทะเล
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