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Batocarpus

Batocarpus is a genus of trees in the family Moraceae, native to North and South America.

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Batocarpus
Batocarpus orinocensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Artocarpeae
Genus: Batocarpus
H.Karst. (1863)
Species

3 species, see text

Synonyms1

Anonocarpus Ducke (1922)

Batocarpus is a genus of trees in the family Moraceae, native to North and South America (from Costa Rica to Bolivia).2

Taxonomy

The genus Batocarpus contains the following species:1

  • Batocarpus amazonicus (Ducke) Fosberg
  • Batocarpus costaricensis Standl. & L.O.Williams
  • Batocarpus orinocensis H.Karst.
References

References

  1. "Batocarpus H.Karst". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 60. ISBN 9780123969545.