Careya
Genus of flowering plants
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Careya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, Indochina, and Peninsular Malaysia.[1]
| Careya | |
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| Careya arborea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Barringtonioidea |
| Genus: | Careya Roxb. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cumbia Buch.-Ham. | |
Taxonomy
It was first described as a genus by William Roxburgh in volume 3 part 1 of Plants of the Coast of Coromandel. The title page of this volume gives the date of publication as 1819,[2][3] but the International Plant Names Index states that this part was first published in 1811,[4] and this is the date accepted by IPNI and Tropicos, for example.[5] Careya (not to be confused with Carya in the walnut family) is a conserved name, and 1811 is also the date given in the conservation proposal.[6]
- Species[1]
- Careya arborea Roxb. – most of genus range from Afghanistan to Singapore
- Careya herbacea Roxb. – Himalayas (N + E India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh)
- Careya valida Kurz – Andaman Islands
