Garuga

Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Garuga

Flowering Garuga floribunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Sapindales
Family:  | Burseraceae
Genus:  | Garuga
Roxb.[1]
Species

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Garuga is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Burseraceae (the incense or torchwood family). Members are found in Asia and America.

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution and habitat
* 3 Species
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Description

Garuga species are deciduous trees. The flowers are bisexual. The fruits are drupes (i.e. with a pit).[2]

## Distribution and habitat

Garuga species grow naturally in continental Southeast Asia, Malesia, Melanesia, northern Australia and the Solomon Islands. Their habitat is lowland forest from sea-level to 200 metres (700 ft) altitude.[2]

## Species

(As of June 2014) The Plant List recognises 5 accepted taxa (of species and infraspecific names):[3]

* Garuga floribunda Decne. — insular SE Asia and Australia.
* G. floribunda var. gamblei (King ex W.W.Sm.) Kalkman
* Garuga forrestii W.W.Sm.
* Garuga pierrei Guillaumin \- China, Indo-China
* Garuga pinnata Roxb.

## References

1. ↑ "Genus: Garuga Roxb.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 17 September 1996. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?4852. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Garuga Roxb.". in Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 74–75. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
3. ↑ "Garuga". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Garuga. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

## External links

* Garuga description
* "Garuga Roxb.". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2893406.

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