Garuga

Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Garuga

Garuga floribunda in flower
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 incense or torchwood family Burseraceae. Its members are found from India to the southwest Pacific.

## 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][3]

## Distribution and habitat

The native range of the group is India , continental Southeast Asia, Malesia, northern Australia and Melanesia. Their habitat is lowland forest from sea-level to 400 m (1,300 ft) altitude.[2][3][4]

## Species

As of November 2023[update] Plants of the World Online recognises 4 species and one infraspecific name:[1]

* Garuga floribunda Decne. \- two subspecies recognised:
* G. floribunda var. floribunda \- Thailand to southwestern Pacific
* G. floribunda var. gamblei (King ex W.W.Sm.) Kalkman \- Himalayas to China
* Garuga forrestii W.W.Sm.
* Garuga pierrei Guillaumin \- China to Indo-China
* Garuga pinnata Roxb. India, Indo-China, China

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Garuga Roxb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30242877-2.
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/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Garuga Roxb.". Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=113276.
4. ↑ "Garuga floribunda var. floribunda". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Garuga_floribunda_var._floribunda.htm.

## 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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