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]
| Crateva | |
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| Crateva religiosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Capparaceae |
| Genus: | Crateva L. (1753)[1] |
| Synonyms[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
Formerly placed here
- Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco (as C. corniculatum (L.) L.)
- Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa (as C. marmelos L.)[3]
References
External links
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