Operculicarya

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Anacardiaceae
Subfamilia: Spondiadoideae
Genus: Operculicarya
Species: O. borealis – O. calcicola – O. capuronii – O. decaryi – O. gummifera – O. hirsutissima – O. hyphaenoides – O. multijuga – O. pachypus –
Source(s) of checklist:

Hassler, M. 2018. Operculicarya. 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 Aug. 09. Reference page.

Name

Operculicarya H.Perrier, Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat., Paris n.s., 18: 248. 1944

Lectotype species: Operculicarya decaryi H.Perrier (designated by: Capuron, R. 1962. Contributions à l'étude de la flore forestière de Madagascar, VI. Note sur les Burseracées. Adansonia, n.s. 2: 271.)

References

Hassler, M. 2018. Operculicarya. 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 Aug. 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Operculicarya. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 09 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Operculicarya in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 09.
Tropicos.org 2018. Operculicarya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 09.

Operculicarya (also Operculicaria) is a plant genus in the family Anacardiaceae. They are small dioecious pachycaul trees originated from Madagascar. They mainly grow in dry, rocky areas.

Taxonomy
Species

As of July 2020, Plants of the World online has 8 accepted species:[1]

Operculicarya borealis Eggli
Operculicarya calcicola Randrian. & Lowry
Operculicarya capuronii Randrian. & Lowry
Operculicarya decaryi H.Perrier
Operculicarya hirsutissima Eggli
Operculicarya hyphaenoides H.Perrier
Operculicarya multijuga Randrian. & Lowry
Operculicarya pachypus Eggli

References

Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 13 July 2020