Carallia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Rhizophoraceae
Tribus: Gynotrocheae
Genus: Carallia
Species: C. borneensis – C. brachiata – C. calophylloidea – C. coriifolia – C. eugenioidea – C. garciniifolia – C. hulstijnii – C. longipes – C. orophila – C. papuana – C. paucinervia – C. pectinifolia – C. suffruticosa
Name

Carallia Roxb. Pl. Coromandel 3: 8. (1811) nom. cons.

Type species: Carallia lucida Roxb. Pl. Coromandel 3: 8, pl. 211. 1811 vide Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Baraultia Spreng.
Barraldeia Thouars
Demidofia Dennst. non Demidofia J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat.: 458 (1791) vide Dichondra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl.: 39 (1776)
Diatoma Lour. non Diatoma Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824 (Fragilariaceae)
Karekandel Wolf
Karekandelia Kuntze
Petalotoma DC.
Sagittipetalum Merr.
Symmetria Blume

Note: A view of genus s.s. sensu Hassler (2020) cf. Govaerts et al. (2020)
References
Primary references

Roxburgh, W. 1811. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 3: 8. BHL

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carallia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr. 18 {{{3}}}. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2020. Carallia. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr. 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Carallia. Published online. Accessed: 25 February 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carallia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: February 25, 2018.
Tropicos.org 25. Carallia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 February 25.

Carallia is a genus of trees in the family Rhizophoraceae.

Description

Carallia species grow as small to medium-sized trees. Their leaves are often dotted black. The fruits are small and ellipsoid to roundish in shape.[2]
Distribution and habitat

Carallia species grow naturally in Madagascar, tropical Asia and northern Australia. Their habitat is lowland rainforests, swamps and on hills from sea level to about 2,000 metres (7,000 ft) altitude.[2]

Selected species

Carallia borneensis Oliv.
Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr. - corkwood (butterfly plant)
Carallia calycina Benth.
Carallia coriifolia Ridl.
Carallia diplopetala Hand.-Mazz.
Carallia euryoides Ridley

References

"Genus: Carallia Roxb". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
Madani, L.; Wong, K. M. (1995). "Carallia Roxb.". 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. 328–334. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2015.