Trevesia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamilia: Aralioideae
Genus: Trevesia
Species: : T. arborea - T. beccarii – T. burckii – T. lateospina – T. longipedicellata – T. palmata – T. sphaerocarpa – T. sundaica – T. tomentella – T. valida – T. vietnamensis
Name

Trevesia Vis., Giorn. Tosc. Sci. Med. 1. 1840.

Typus: T. palmata
(Roxb. ex Lindl.) Vis.
Synonyms

Heterotypic

Petasula Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 3. 1790.
Plerandropsis R.Vig., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., 9, 4: 134. 1906.

References

Jebb, M.H.P.(1998). A revision of the genus Trevesia (Araliaceae). Glasra 3: 85–113.

Trevesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae. They are native to Southeast Asia. They are trees with spiny trunks. They grow in evergreen forest habitat. The genus is characterized by palmately lobed leaves, pedicels lacking articulations, at least six petals per flower, and at least six locules per ovary.[1]

There are 7 species.[1]

Species include:

Trevesia arborea
Trevesia beccarii
Trevesia burckii
Trevesia lateospina
Trevesia palmata
Trevesia sundaica
Trevesia valida

References

Jebb, M. H. P. (1998). A revision of the genus Trevesia (Araliaceae). Glasra 3 85-113.