Mayna

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: Achariaceae
Tribus: Lindackerieae
Genus: Mayna
Species: M. grandifolia
Name

Mayna Aubl.
References

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mayna in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Mayna is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Achariaceae. It is native to the American tropics.[1] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals.[2]
Taxonomy

The following species are currently recognized:[3]

Mayna grandifolia (H. Karst.) Warb.
Mayna hystricina (Gleason) Sleumer
Mayna odorata Aubl.
Mayna parvifolia (J.F. Macbr.) Sleumer
Mayna pubescens (Triana & H. Karst.) Warb.
Mayna suaveolens (Triana & H. Karst.) Warb.

References

Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 388. ISBN 9780123969545.
Fiaschi, Pedro; Groppo, Milton (2008). "Kuhlmanniodendron Fiaschi & Groppo, a new eastern Brazilian genus of Achariaceae sensu lato segregated from Carpotroche Endl. (Formerly included in Flacourtiaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 157: 103–109. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00761.x.
"Mayna — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-11-10.