Triplaris
Genus of flowering plants
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Triplaris is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae. Ant tree is a common name for plants in this genus.[2]
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| Triplaris brasiliensis flowers - Sao Paulo Brasil | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Tribe: | Triplarideae |
| Genus: | Triplaris Loefl. ex L. |
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The species native to the Americas, ranging from southeastern Mexico through Central America and tropical South America to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.[1] Some species are used for lumber. They are dioecious pioneer species.[3]
Species
19 species are accepted.[1]
- Triplaris americana L.
- Triplaris caracasana Cham.
- Triplaris cumingiana Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Triplaris dugandii Brandbyge
- Triplaris efistulifera Britton ex Rusby
- Triplaris fulva Huber
- Triplaris gardneriana Wedd.
- Triplaris longifolia Huber
- Triplaris mato-grossensis Brandbyge
- Triplaris melaenodendron (Bertol.) Standl. & Steyerm.
- Triplaris moyobambensis Brandbyge
- Triplaris peruviana Fisch. & Meyer ex C.A. Meyer
- Triplaris physocalyx Brandbyge
- Triplaris poeppigiana Wedd.
- Triplaris punctata Standl.
- Triplaris purdiei Meisn.
- Triplaris setosa Rusby
- Triplaris vestita Rusby
- Triplaris weigeltiana (Rchb.) Kuntze
