HydnocarpusGaertner (1788) De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum: accedunt seminum centuriae quinque priores cum tabulis Aeneis LXXIX. Stutgardiae, Tubingae 288. t. 60. is a genus of medium to large trees in the family Achariaceae; the genus was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. Species have been recorded from Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Characteristics Hydnocarpus has alternate leaves, small dioecious racemose flowers, and capsules of which several are sources of chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpus oil. A species of Hydnocarpus is thought to host to the Peacock mite Tuckerella filipina.
Species Plants of the World Online currently includes:Plants of the World Online: Hydnocarpus Gaertn. (retrieved 11 June 2020)
Hydnocarpus alcalae C.DC. Hydnocarpus alpinus Wight (H.alpina) Hydnocarpus annamensis Lescot & Sleumer ex Harwood & B.L.Webber Hydnocarpus annamicus H.L.Li Hydnocarpus anomalus (Merr.) Sleumer Hydnocarpus anthelminithicus (Merr.) Sleumer Hydnocarpus beccarianus Sleumer Hydnocarpus borneensis Sleumer Hydnocarpus calophyllus (Ridl.) Sleumer Hydnocarpus calvipetalus Craib Hydnocarpus castaneus Hook.f. & Thomson synonym: (sic) Pierre ex Laness.POWO: Pierre ex Laness. (retrieved 11 </[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-50120563 The Plant List: Pierre ex Laness. (retrieved 11 June 2020) Hydnocarpus cauliflorus Merr. Hydnocarpus corymbosus Seem. Hydnocarpus crassifolius Sleumer Hydnocarpus cucurbitinus King (H. cucurbitana) Hydnocarpus curtisii King Hydnocarpus dawnensis C.E.Parkinson & C.E.C.Fisch. Hydnocarpus elmeri Merr. Hydnocarpus filipes Symington & Sleumer Hydnocarpus glaucescens Blume Hydnocarpus gracilis (Slooten) Sleumer Hydnocarpus hainanensis (Merr.) Sleumer Hydnocarpus heterophyllus Blume Hydnocarpus humei Ridl. Hydnocarpus ilicifolius King Hydnocarpus kunstleri (King) Warb. Hydnocarpus kurzii (King) Warb. (= H. heterophyllus) Hydnocarpus longipedunculatus Robi, Sasidh. & Jose Hydnocarpus macrocarpus (Bedd.) Warb. Hydnocarpus merrillianus Sleumer Hydnocarpus nanus King (H. nana) Hydnocarpus octandrus Thwaites (H. octandra) Hydnocarpus pendulus Manilal, T.Sabu & Sivar. Hydnocarpus pentandrus (Buch.-Ham.) Oken synonym: Hydnocarpus wightianus BlumePOWO: Hydnocarpus wightianus Blume (retrieved 11 June 2020)The Plant List: Hydnocarpus wightianus Blume (retrieved 11 June 2020) Hydnocarpus pinguis Sleumer Hydnocarpus polypetalus (Slooten) Sleumer Hydnocarpus saigonensis Pierre ex Gagnep. Hydnocarpus scortechinii King Hydnocarpus subfalcatus Merr. Hydnocarpus sumatranus (Miq.) Koord. (= H. hutchinsonii) Hydnocarpus tenuipetalus Sleumer Hydnocarpus venenatus Gaertn. (H. venetana) - type species Hydnocarpus verrucosus C.E.Parkinson & C.E.C.Fisch. Hydnocarpus woodii Merr. Hydnocarpus wrayi King Hydnocarpus yatesii Merr.
Note: A number of species were formerly in Taraktogenos.
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