Semecarpus is a genus of plants in the family Anacardiaceae. It includes 87 species native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Malesia, Taiwan, Papuasia, Queensland, and the South Pacific.
Taxonomy The genus Semecarpus was erected by Carl Linnaeus the Younger in 1782 in Supplementum Plantarum. In the same work, he described Semecarpus anacardium. The gender of the genus name has been the subject of some confusion. Early authors treated it as feminine. As one example, in 1850, Carl Ludwig Blume described a number of species of Semecarpus, such as Semecarpus heterophylla and Semecarpus longifolia, using feminine endings for the specific epithet. However, Example 3 of Article 62 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants states that all compounds ending in the Greek masculine ‑carpos or ‑carpus are masculine. , the International Plant Names Index and Plants of the World Online used masculine endings, such as Semecarpus heterophyllus and Semecarpus longifolius, while the Global Biodiversity Information Facility had mixed endings, such as Semecarpus heterophylla and Semecarpus longifolius.
Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
Semecarpus acuminatus (orth. var. Semecarpus acuminata) Semecarpus albicans Semecarpus anacardiopsis Semecarpus anacardium Semecarpus angulatus Semecarpus angustifolius Semecarpus annamensis Semecarpus aruensis Semecarpus ater Semecarpus auriculatus (orth. var. Semecarpus auriculata) Semecarpus australiensis Semecarpus balansae Semecarpus borneensis Semecarpus brachystachys Semecarpus bracteatus Semecarpus bunburyanus Semecarpus calcicola Semecarpus cassuvium Semecarpus caudatus Semecarpus cochinchinensis Semecarpus coriaceus (orth. var. Semecarpus coriacea) Semecarpus cuneiformis Semecarpus cupularis Semecarpus curtisii Semecarpus decipiens Semecarpus densiflorus Semecarpus euodiifolius Semecarpus forstenii Semecarpus gardneri Semecarpus glauciphyllus Semecarpus graciliflorus Semecarpus heterophyllus Semecarpus humilis Semecarpus impressicostatus Semecarpus insularum Semecarpus kathalekanensis Semecarpus kinabaluensis Semecarpus kraemeri Semecarpus kurzii Semecarpus lamii Semecarpus lineatus Semecarpus longifolius Semecarpus longipes Semecarpus lucens Semecarpus macrophyllus Semecarpus magnificus Semecarpus marginatus Semecarpus microcarpus Semecarpus minutipetalus Semecarpus moonii Semecarpus myriocarpus Semecarpus neocaledonicus Semecarpus nidificans Semecarpus nigroviridis Semecarpus obovatus (orth. var. Semecarpus obovata) Semecarpus ochraceus (orth. var. Semecarpus ochracea) Semecarpus panduratus Semecarpus papuanus Semecarpus parvifolius (orth. var. Semecarpus parvifolia) Semecarpus paucinervius Semecarpus perniciosus Semecarpus poyaensis Semecarpus prainii Semecarpus pseudoemarginatus (orth. var. Semecarpus pseudo-emarginata) Semecarpus pubescens Semecarpus pulvinatus Semecarpus reticulatus Semecarpus riparius (orth. var. Semecarpus riparia) Semecarpus rostratus Semecarpus rufovelutinus Semecarpus sandakanus Semecarpus schlechteri Semecarpus stenophyllus Semecarpus subpanduriformis Semecarpus subpeltatus (orth. var. Semecarpus subpeltata) Semecarpus subracemosus Semecarpus subspathulatus Semecarpus tannaensis Semecarpus tonkinensis Semecarpus trachyphyllus Semecarpus travancoricus (orth. var. Semecarpus travancorica) Semecarpus trengganuensis Semecarpus velutinus Semecarpus venenosus Semecarpus virotii Semecarpus vitiensis Semecarpus walkeri
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