Melanochyla nitida

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Anacardiaceae
Subfamilia: Anacardioideae
Genus: Melanochyla
Species: Melanochyla nitida

Name

Melanochyla nitida King, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65(3): 507 (1896)

• Syntypes:
  • B. Scortechini 2037 (Perak, [Malaysia]; K [​K000695566^(GBIF)]);
  • Wray s.n. (Perak, [Malaysia]);
  • C. Curtis 1496 ([Government Hill, Timur Laut], Penang, [Malaysia]; [April 1888]; SING [​SING0051671^(JSTOR)]);
  • King's Collectors 6722 (Perak, [Malaysia]; [October 1884]; BM [​BM000884936^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000695565^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isosyntype: US [​US00901860 (281907)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. P [​P06632995^(GBIF), without type indication]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• King, G. 1896. Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. No. 8. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Natural History 65(3): 339–516. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hou, D. 1978. Anacardiaceae. Pp. 395–548 in van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.), Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, Vol. 8(3). Sijthoff & Noordhoff International Publishers, Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. BHL Reference page.  [see page 496]
• Kochummen, K.M. 1989. Anacardiaceae. In: Ng, F.S.P. (ed.) Tree Flora of Malaya: A Manual for Foresters, Volume 4. Longman Malaysia, pp. 9–57. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page.  [see page 43]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Melanochyla nitida. Accessed: 2024 August 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Melanochyla nitida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Melanochyla nitida. Published online. Accessed: 8 August 2024.
• IUCN: Melanochyla nitida King (Endangered) - Assessed by R. de Kok on 2 June 2021 and published in 2024.

Vernacular names

ไทย: ม่วงซาย (Thai Plant Names; Accessed: 8 August 2024)