Anacolosa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Santalales

Familiae: Aptandraceae
Genus: Anacolosa
Species: A. casearioides – A. cauliflora – A. clarkii – A. crassipes – A. densiflora – A. frutescens – A. glochidiiformis – A. griffithii – A. ilicoides – A. insularis – A. lutea – A. papuana – A. pervilleana – A. poilanei – A. uncifera
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Anacolosa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 23. Reference page.

Name

Anacolosa (Blume) Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 250, t. 46. (1850)
Type species: Anacolosa frutescens (Blume) Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 251. (1850)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Congo, Gabon, Zaïre
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Assam, India
Indo-China
Andaman Is., Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam
Malesia
Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera
Papuasia
New Guinea, Solomon Is.
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Wallis-Futuna Is.
Northwestern Pacific
Caroline Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Blume, C.L. (1850) Museum Botanicum 1: 250, t. 46.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Anacolosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 25. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Anacolosa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jan. 26. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Anacolosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jan. 26.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Anacolosa. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jan. 2014.

Anacolosa is a plant genus of 15 to 22 species. In the APG IV system, the genus is placed in the family Olacaceae.[2][3] Other sources place it in the segregate family Aptandraceae.[4] The generic name is from the Greek anakolos, meaning "knotted", referring to the calyx cup rim.[5]

Description

Anacolosa species grow as shrubs or trees. The flowers are bisexual. The fruits are drupes (pitted) with a thin, fleshy pericarp.[5]
Distribution and habitat

Anacolosa species are distributed throughout the tropics, including Malesia.[5]
Species

As of July 2021, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[3]

Anacolosa casearioides Cavaco & Keraudren
Anacolosa cauliflora Sleumer
Anacolosa clarkii Pierre
Anacolosa crassipes (Kurz) Kurz
Anacolosa densiflora Bedd.
Anacolosa frutescens (Blume) Blume
Anacolosa glochidiiformis Kaneh. & Hatus.
Anacolosa griffithii Mast.
Anacolosa ilicoides Mast.
Anacolosa insularis Christoph.
Anacolosa lutea Gillespie
Anacolosa papuana Schellenb.
Anacolosa pervilleana Baill.
Anacolosa poilanei Gagnep.
Anacolosa uncifera Louis & Boutique

References

"Genus: Anacolosa (Blume) Blume". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385.
"Anacolosa (Blume) Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
Stevens, P.F. "Aptandraceae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
Tipot, Lesmy (1995). "Anacolosa Blume". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 272, 274–275. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.