Triplaris
Triplaris | |
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Triplaris brasiliensis flowers - Sao Paulo Brasil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Triplaris Loefl. ex L. |
Species | |
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Triplaris is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae. Ant tree is a common name for plants in this genus.[1]
The species are variously distributed in the Americas. Some species are used for lumber.
Species and taxonomy
Species include:[2]
- Triplaris americana L.
- Triplaris caracasana Cham.
- Triplaris cumingiana Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Triplaris dugandii Brandbyge
- Triplaris fulva Huber
- Triplaris gardneriana Wedd.
- Triplaris melaenodendron (Bertol.) Standl. & Steyerm.
- Triplaris moyobambensis Brandbyge
- Triplaris peruviana Fisch. & Meyer ex C.A. Meyer
- Triplaris punctata Standl.
- Triplaris purdiae Meisn.
- Triplaris purdiei Meisn.
- Triplaris setosa Rusby
- Triplaris vestita Rusby
- Triplaris weigeltiana (Rchb.) Kuntze
References
- ↑ "Triplaris". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of all Plant Species. Version 1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 15 August 2012)
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