Falconeria (Euphorbiaceae)

Falconeria insignis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Hippomaneae
Subtribus: Hippomaninae
Genus: Falconeria
Species: F. insignis

Name

Falconeria Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 354 (1839)

• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gymnobothrys Wall. ex Baill., Étude Euphorb.: 526 (1858)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Malesia Peninsular Malaysia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Royle, J.F. [1833] 1839[–1840]. Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the natural history of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the flora of Cashmere. Volume I [Text]. 472 pp. London: Wm. H. Allen. BHL Reference page. : 354.

Additional references

• Esser, H.J. 1999. A partial revision of the Hippomaneae. Blumea-Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 44(1): 149-215. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Falconeria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Falconeria. Published online. Accessed: Jul 15 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Falconeria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jul 2020.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: കൽമരം

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