Semecarpus
Encyclopedia
Semecarpus is a genus of plant
in family Anacardiaceae
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Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae are a family of flowering plants bearing fruits that are drupes and in some cases producing urushiol, an irritant. Anacardiaceae include numerous genera with several of economic importance. Notable plants in this family include cashew , mango, poison ivy, sumac, smoke tree, and marula...
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Species include:
- Semecarpus acuminataSemecarpus acuminataSemecarpus acuminata is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Semecarpus anacardiumSemecarpus anacardiumSemecarpus anacardium is a native of India, found in the outer Himalayas to Coromandel Coast. It is closely related to the cashew.-Etymology:...
- Semecarpus auriculataSemecarpus auriculataSemecarpus auriculata is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to India.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Beddome - Semecarpus australiensisSemecarpus australiensisSemecarpus australiensis, Australian cashew nut, is a tree that grows in open forest or rainforest in Australia, Torres Strait Islands, and Papua New Guinea. It is related to the standard cashew ....
, Engl. - Semecarpus coriaceaSemecarpus coriaceaSemecarpus coriacea is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Semecarpus gardneriSemecarpus gardneriSemecarpus gardneri is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Semecarpus kraemeriSemecarpus kraemeriSemecarpus kraemeri, or Chuuk Poisontree, is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to the island of Chuuk within the Federated States of Micronesia. A fellow endemic, the Great Truk White-eye is thought to depend on this plant for survival....
- Semecarpus marginataSemecarpus marginataSemecarpus marginata is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Semecarpus mooniiSemecarpus mooniiSemecarpus moonii is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Semecarpus nigro-viridisSemecarpus nigro-viridisSemecarpus nigro-viridis is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Semecarpus obovataSemecarpus obovataSemecarpus obovata is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Moon - Semecarpus ochraceaSemecarpus ochraceaSemecarpus ochracea is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Alston - Semecarpus parvifoliaSemecarpus parvifoliaSemecarpus parvifolia is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Semecarpus paucinerviusSemecarpus paucinerviusSemecarpus paucinervius is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Merr.Elmer Drew MerrillElmer Drew Merrill was an American botanist, specializing in the flora of the Asia-Pacific region.He was born in East Auburn, Maine, and attended the University of Maine where he received a B.S. in 1898... - Semecarpus pseudo-emarginataSemecarpus pseudo-emarginataSemecarpus pseudo-emarginata is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Kosterman - Semecarpus pubescensSemecarpus pubescensSemecarpus pubescens is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Semecarpus ripariaSemecarpus ripariaSemecarpus riparia is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia.-References:* Jaffré, T. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Virot - Semecarpus subpeltataSemecarpus subpeltataSemecarpus subpeltata is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Semecarpus travancoricaSemecarpus travancoricaSemecarpus travancorica is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats in South India. It is a tree of evergreen forests and is found only south of the Anamalais at an elevation around 1300 MSL....
, Bedomme - Semecarpus walkeriSemecarpus walkeriSemecarpus walkeri is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is a natural source of 4-HO-MIPT.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Hook.f.Joseph Dalton HookerSir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM, GCSI, CB, MD, FRS was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the 19th century. Hooker was a founder of geographical botany, and Charles Darwin's closest friend...