Flacourtia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. The generic name honors Étienne de Flacourt (1607–1660), a governor of Madagascar. It contains 23 species of shrubs and small trees that are native to the African and Asian tropics and subtropics. Several species, especially Flacourtia indica, are cultivated as ornamentals and for their fruits. The trunks of small trees are often guarded by branching spines.
Species As accepted by Plants of the World Online;
Flacourtia amalotricha Flacourtia cavaleriei Flacourtia degeneri Flacourtia flavescens Flacourtia helferi Flacourtia indica – southern Asia, Madagascar Flacourtia inermis (Batoko plum) Flacourtia jangomas – (Indian coffee plum) Tropical Asia Flacourtia kinabaluensis Flacourtia latifolia Flacourtia mollipila Flacourtia mollis Flacourtia montana Flacourtia occidentalis Flacourtia oppositifolia Flacourtia ramontchi Flacourtia rukam – (Rukam) Indonesia Flacourtia subintegra Flacourtia territorialis Flacourtia tomentella Flacourtia vitiensis Flacourtia vogelii Flacourtia zippelii
GRIN (United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service) only accepts 5 species; Flacourtia indica, Flacourtia inermis, Flacourtia jangomas, Flacourtia montana and Flacourtia rukam.
Formerly placed here
Xylosma flexuosa (Kunth) Hemsl. (as F. flexuosa Kunth)
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