Pseudocarapa
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Pseudocarapa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Meliaceae. It includes five species which range from Sri Lanka to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, and New Guinea.[1]
The genus is distinguished by its paripinnate leaves, cylindrical staminal tube with appendages, annular or patelliform disk, and pollen shed in tetrads.[2]
The genus was first named by William Hemsley in 1884.[1] Most of the species currently accepted were until recently included in genus Dysoxylum. A genetic study published in 2021 found that Dysoxylum is polyphyletic, and Pseudocarapa was revived and re-circumscribed.[2]
Species
Five species are accepted.[1]
- Pseudocarapa championii (Hook.f. & Thomson ex Thwaites) Hemsl.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Sri Lanka
- Pseudocarapa crassa (Mabb.) Mabb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Borneo (northern and central Sarawak)
- Pseudocarapa dumosa (King) Holzmeyer & Mabb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Peninsular Malaysia and Riau Archipelago
- Pseudocarapa inopinata HarmsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – northern and central New Guinea
- Pseudocarapa yunzaingensis (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Mabb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – eastern New Guinea
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