Cerbera odollam

Taxonavigation

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

Cerbera odollam Gaertn. (1791)

Synonyms

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.

Note:

Homonym
- Cerbera dilatata S.T.Blake (1948) = Cerbera inflata S.T.Blake

Distribution

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, 2^nd Edition

References

Gaertner, J. 1791: De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum... 2: 193, t. 124, f. 1.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Cerbera odollam in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Mar 17. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. [1]

Vernacular names

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

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