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Cabralea

Cabralea is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. It has one species, Cabralea canjerana. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

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Cabralea
Leaves and fruits
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Subfamily: Melioideae
Genus: Cabralea
A. Juss.
Species:
C. canjerana
Binomial name
Cabralea canjerana
Synonyms
List
  • subsp. canjerana:
    • Cabralea brachystachya C.DC.
    • Cabralea burchellii C.DC.
    • Cabralea cauliflora Harms
    • Cabralea corcovadensis C.DC.
    • Cabralea eichleriana C.DC.
    • Cabralea eichleriana var. macrantha C.DC.
    • Cabralea erismatica A.C.Sm.
    • Cabralea estrellensis C.DC.
    • Cabralea gaudichaudii C.DC.
    • Cabralea glaberrima A.Juss.
    • Cabralea glaziovii C.DC.
    • Cabralea jussiaeana C.DC.
    • Cabralea lacaziana Rizzini
    • Cabralea laevis C.DC.
    • Cabralea lagoensis C.DC.
    • Cabralea lagoensis var. glabra C.DC.
    • Cabralea lundii C.DC.
    • Cabralea macrantha (C.DC.) Harms
    • Cabralea macrophylla C.DC.
    • Cabralea macrophylla var. decomposita C.DC.
    • Cabralea multijuga C.DC.
    • Cabralea oblongifoliola C.DC.
    • Cabralea pallescens C.DC.
    • Cabralea pedunculata C.DC.
    • Cabralea pilosa C.DC.
    • Cabralea pilosa var. glabrior C.DC.
    • Cabralea poeppigii C.DC.
    • Cabralea riedelii C.DC.
    • Cabralea rojasii C.DC.
    • Cabralea schwackei C.DC.
    • Cabralea silvatica C.DC.
    • Cabralea sulcata C.DC.
    • Cabralea villosa C.DC.
    • Cabralea warmingiana C.DC.
    • Cabralea warmingiana var. coriacea C.DC.
    • Trichilia canjerana Vell.

    subsp. polytricha:

    • Cabralea affinis A.Juss.
    • Cabralea inaequilatera Casar.
    • Cabralea microcalyx Harms
    • Cabralea oblongiflora C.DC.
    • Cabralea oligotricha A.Juss.
    • Cabralea polytricha A.Juss.
    • Cabralea polytricha var. affinis C.DC.
    • Cabralea polytricha var. brevipaniculata C.DC.
    • Cabralea polytricha var. goyazana C.DC.
    • Cabralea polytricha var. grandiflora C.DC.
    • Cabralea polytricha var. macrophylla C.DC.
    • Cabralea polytricha var. multifida C.DC.
    • Cabralea polytricha var. oligotricha C.DC.
    • Cabralea polytricha var. pallida C.DC.
    • Cabralea polytricha var. subepunctata C.DC.
    • Cabralea rubiginosa C.DC.
    • Cabralea tomentosa Casar.

    subsp. selloi:

    • Cabralea clausseniana C.DC.
    • Cabralea coriacea C.DC.
    • Cabralea floribunda Harms
    • Cabralea humilis C.DC.
    • Cabralea montana C.DC.
    • Cabralea selloi C.DC.
    • Cabralea selloi var. parviflora C.DC.

Cabralea is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. It has one species, Cabralea canjerana.2 It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.3

Taxonomy

Cabralea canjerana currently has 3 accepted subspecies:24

  • subsp. canjerana – Costa Rica to Brazil and NE Argentina
  • subsp. polytricha (A.Juss.) T.D.Penn. – Brazil
  • subsp. selloi (C.DC.) Barreiros – Brazil
References

References

  1. Barstow, M. (2018). "Cabralea canjerana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T62967A68080470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T62967A68080470.en. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. Pennington, T.D. (1981). Meliaceae. Flora Neotropica. New York Botanical Garden. pp. 234–242.
  3. Pennington, T. D.; Styles, B. T. (1975). "A Generic Monograph of the Meliaceae". Blumea. 22: 419–540.
  4. "Cabralea canjerana subsp. selloi (C.DC.) Barreiros — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-07-31.