Lecythidaceae

The Lecythidaceae (/ˌlɛsɪθɪˈdeɪsiː/ LESS-ith-ih-DAY-see) comprise a family of about 30 genera^[1] and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia.

Well known members of the family include the cannonball tree (Couroupita guianensis) and the edible Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa).^[2]

Genera

30 genera are currently accepted.^[1]

Allantoma Miers
Asteranthos Desf.
Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Bertholletia Bonpl.
Brazzeia Baill.
Careya Roxb.
Cariniana Casar.
Chydenanthus Miers
Chytroma Miers
Corythophora R.Knuth
Couratari Aubl.
Couroupita Aubl.
Crateranthus Baker f.
Eschweilera Mart. ex DC.
Foetidia Comm. ex Lam.
Grias L.
Guaiania O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick
Gustavia L.
Imbiriba O.M.Vargas, M.Ribeiro & C.W.Dick
Lecythis Loefl.
Napoleonaea P.Beauv.
Oubanguia Baill.
Pachylecythis Ledoux
Petersianthus Merr.
Pierrina Engl.
Planchonia Blume
Rhaptopetalum Oliv.
Scottmoria Cornejo
Scytopetalum Pierre ex Engl.
Waimiria C.W.Dick & O.M.Vargas

Taxonomy

According to molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae, including work by Mori et al. (2007),^[3] subfamilies include:

Barringtonioidea

Previously Barringtoniaceae;^[4] also sensu Takhtajan 1997;^[4] this subfamily was also called Planchonioideae (which included Barringtonia). Genera are restricted to the Old World tropics.

Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (synonym Abdulmajidia Whitmore)
Careya Roxb.
Chydenanthus Miers
Petersianthus Merr.
Planchonia Blume

Foetidioideae

Previously Foetidiaceae^[4] from Madagascar is monogeneric:

Foetidia Comm. ex Lam.

Lecythidoideae

Genera restricted to the New World tropics.^[5]

Allantoma Miers
Bertholletia Bonpl.
Cariniana Casar.
Chytroma Miers
Corythophora R.Knuth
Couratari Aubl.
Couroupita Aubl.
Eschweilera Mart. ex DC.
Grias L.
Guaiania O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick
Gustavia L.
Imbiriba O.M.Vargas, M.Ribeiro & C.W.Dick
Lecythis Loefl.
Pachylecythis Ledoux
Scottmoria Cornejo
Waimiria C.W.Dick & O.M.Vargas

Scytopetaloideae

The APG II system of 2003 included genera from the family Scytopetalaceae and others

Asteranthos Desf., also as Asteranthaceae^[4]
Brazzeia Verc.
Oubanguia Baill.
Pierrina Engl.
Rhaptopetalum Oliv.
Scytopetalum Engl.

Napoleonaeoideae

Previously as family Napoleonaeaceae;^[4] species are native to Africa.

Crateranthus Baker f., incertae sedis according to Takhtajan,
Napoleonaea P.Beauv.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named powo
↑ Mori, Scott A.; Tsou, Chi-Hua; Wu, Chi-Chih; Cronholm, Bodil; Anderberg, Arne A. (2007). "Evolution of Lecythidaceae with an emphasis on the circumscription of neotropical genera: Information from combined NDHF and TRNL-F sequence data". American Journal of Botany 94 (3): 289–301. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.3.289. PMID 21636402. Bibcode: 2007AmJB...94..289M.
↑ Mori, S. A.; Tsou, C. -H.; Wu, C. -C.; Cronholm, B.; Anderberg, A. A. (2007). "Evolution of Lecythidaceae with an emphasis on the circumscription of neotropical genera: Information from combined ndhF and trnL-F sequence data". American Journal of Botany 94 (3): 289–301. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.3.289. PMID 21636402. Bibcode: 2007AmJB...94..289M.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Takhtajan, A. (1997). Diversity and classification of flowering plants. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10098-1.
↑ Oscar M. Vargas, Drew A. Larson, Juvenal Batista, Xavier Cornejo, Bruno Garcia Luize, Diana Medellín-Zabala, Michel Ribeiro, Nathan P. Smith, Stephen A. Smith, Alberto Vicentini, and Christopher W. Dick "Reclassification of the Bertholletia Clade of the Brazil Nut Family (Lecythidaceae) Based on a Phylogenetic Analysis of Plastome and Target Sequence Capture Data," Harvard Papers in Botany 29(1), 159-179, (30 June 2024). https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v29iss1.2024.n18

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q161929 entry

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[powo-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named powo

[MORI-2] Mori, Scott A.; Tsou, Chi-Hua; Wu, Chi-Chih; Cronholm, Bodil; Anderberg, Arne A. (2007). "Evolution of Lecythidaceae with an emphasis on the circumscription of neotropical genera: Information from combined NDHF and TRNL-F sequence data". American Journal of Botany 94 (3): 289–301. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.3.289. PMID 21636402. Bibcode: 2007AmJB...94..289M.

[Mori-3] Mori, S. A.; Tsou, C. -H.; Wu, C. -C.; Cronholm, B.; Anderberg, A. A. (2007). "Evolution of Lecythidaceae with an emphasis on the circumscription of neotropical genera: Information from combined ndhF and trnL-F sequence data". American Journal of Botany 94 (3): 289–301. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.3.289. PMID 21636402. Bibcode: 2007AmJB...94..289M.

[a-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Takhtajan, A. (1997). Diversity and classification of flowering plants. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10098-1.

[Vargas-5] Oscar M. Vargas, Drew A. Larson, Juvenal Batista, Xavier Cornejo, Bruno Garcia Luize, Diana Medellín-Zabala, Michel Ribeiro, Nathan P. Smith, Stephen A. Smith, Alberto Vicentini, and Christopher W. Dick "Reclassification of the Bertholletia Clade of the Brazil Nut Family (Lecythidaceae) Based on a Phylogenetic Analysis of Plastome and Target Sequence Capture Data," Harvard Papers in Botany 29(1), 159-179, (30 June 2024). https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v29iss1.2024.n18

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