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Drimycarpus

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Anacardioideae

Order
  
Sapindales

Family
  
Anacardiaceae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Euroschinus, Smodingium, Haplorhus peruviana, Actinocheita, Pentaspadon

Drimycarpus is a small genus of trees in the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae. The generic name is from the Greek meaning "pungent fruit".

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Distribution and habitat

Drimycarpus species grow naturally in tropical Asia from India to Borneo. Their habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) altitude.

Species

The Plant List and Catalogue of Life recognise about 4 accepted species:

  • Drimycarpus anacardifolius C.Y.Wu & T.L.Ming
  • Drimycarpus luridus (Hook.f.) Ding Hou
  • Drimycarpus maximus Kochummen
  • Drimycarpus racemosus (Roxb.) Hook.f. ex Marchand
  • References

    Drimycarpus Wikipedia