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<i>Crateva</i>

Crateva

Genus of flowering plants

Crateva is a genus of flowering plants in the caper family, Capparaceae.[1] It includes 21 species which range through the tropical regions of the world, including the tropical Americas (Mexico to northeastern Argentina), sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, Japan, Malesia, Papuasia, Queensland, and the South Pacific.[2]

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Species

Accepted species include:[2][3]

  • Crateva adansonii DC.
  • Crateva brevipetala (Exell) Christenh. & Byng
  • Crateva eminens (Hook.f.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Crateva excelsa Bojer
  • Crateva falcata (Lour.) DC.
  • Crateva formosensis (Jacobs) B.S.Sun
  • Crateva greveana Baill.
  • Crateva humblotii (Baill.) Hadj-Moust.
  • Crateva hygrophila Kurz
  • Crateva kirkii (Oliv.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Crateva magna (Lour.) DC.
  • Crateva monticola (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Crateva obovata Vahl
  • Crateva palmeri Rose
  • Crateva religiosa G.Forst.
  • Crateva simplicifolia J.S.Mill.
  • Crateva suaresensis Baill.
  • Crateva tapia L.[4]
  • Crateva unilocularis Buch.-Ham.
  • Crateva urbaniana R.Rankin
  • Crateva yarinacochaensis Cornejo & Iltis

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References

  1. [1]
    "Genus: Crateva L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-31. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  2. [2]
    Crateva L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. [3]
    "GRIN Species Records of Crateva". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  4. [4]
    Condit, R. (2021). "Crateva tapia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T58933301A176099312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T58933301A176099312.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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