Allanblackia
A. stuhlmannii, from Vegetation der Erde (1910)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Tribe: Garcinieae
Genus: Allanblackia
Oliv. ex Benth.

Allanblackia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. Molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate that is it nested in the dioecious Garcinia.[1] The genus name commemorates Allan Black.[2]

It contains the following species:

Allanblackia parviflora

Uses

Allanblackia can be processed into Allanblackia oil

References

  1. Ruhfel, Brad R.; Bittrich, Volker; Bove, Claudia P.; Gustafsson, Mats H. G.; Philbrick, C. Thomas; Rutishauser, Rolf; Xi, Zhenxiang; Davis, Charles C. (2011). "Phylogeny of the clusioid clade (Malpighiales): Evidence from the plastid and mitochondrial genomes" (PDF). American Journal of Botany. 98 (2): 306–325. doi:10.3732/ajb.1000354. PMID 21613119.
  2. Oliver, Professor (1867). "Description of Three New Genera from West Tropical Africa, belonging to the Natural Orders Guttiferae, Olacineae and Celastraceae". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany. 10 (41): 42–44. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1867.tb00431.x.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.