Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
DRYPETES Vahl, Eclog. Amer. 3: 49. 1807.
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TYPE: Drypetes glauca Vahl
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drypetes diversifolia | WHITEWOOD; MILKBARK | Native Rare-State | ||
| Drypetes lateriflora | GUIANA PLUM | Native Threatened-State |
Identification Key
1. Bark lenticellate, but otherwise smooth (often covered in crustose lichens); blade entire or spinose, usually rounded to obtuse at the apex, coarsely reticulate; sepals 5, densely hairy; male flowers with 8-10 stamens subequal to the sepals; female flowers with 1 stigma; fruit white, 1.5-2.4 cm wide, the endocarp ca. 1.5 mm thick and rigid
1. Bark finely furrowed to somewhat platy; blade entire, often acuminate at the apex, finely reticulate (often obscure when fresh); sepals 4, ciliate along the margin; male flowers with 4-5 stamens much exserted beyond the sepals; female flowers with 2 stigmas; fruit pinkish orange to red, ca. 1-1.5 cm wide, the endocarp ca. 0.5 mm thick and leathery
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaua | Anaua Miquel, Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 410. 1861. | TYPE: Anaua sumatrana Miquel | |
| Astylis | Astylis Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: t. 1992. 1853. | TYPE: Astylis venusta Wight | |
| Brexiopsis | Brexiopsis H. Perrier de la Bathie, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 192. 1942. | TYPE: Brexiopsis aquifolia H. Perrier de la Bathie | |
| Calyptosepalum | Calyptosepalum S. Moore, J. Bot. 63(suppl.): 91. 1925. | TYPE: Calyptosepalum sumatranum S. Moore | |
| Cometia | Cometia du Petit Thouars ex Baillon, Etude Euphorb. 642. 1858. | TYPE: Cometia thouarsii Baillon | |
| Cyclostemon | Cyclostemon Blume, Bijdr. 597. 1826. | TYPE: Cyclostemon macrophyllum Blume Lectotypified by G. L. Webster, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 81: 47. 1994. | |
| Dodekastemon | Dodekastemon Hasskarl, Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 4: 141. 1856. | TYPE: Dodekastemon teysmanii Hasskarl | |
| Freireodendron | Freireodendron Mueller Argoviensis, in de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 244. 1866. | TYPE: Freireodendron sessiliflorum (Allemao) Mueller Argoviensis (Drypetes sessiliflora Allemao) | |
| Guya | Guya Frappier ex Cordemoy, Fl. Reunion 350. 1895. | TYPE: Guya caustica Frappier ex Cordemoy | |
| Hemecyclia | Hemecyclia Wight & Arnott, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 14: 297. 1833. | TYPE: Hemecyclia sepiaria Wight & Arnott | |
| Henribaillonia | Henribaillonia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 606. 1891. | TYPE: = Cometia Du Petit-Thouars ex Baillon 1858. | |
| Humblotia | Humblotia Baillon, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 593. 1886. | TYPE: Humblotia comorensis Baillon | |
| Koelera | Koelera Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4: 636, 750. 1806, non Koeleria Persoon 1805. | TYPE: Koelera laurifolia Willdenow | |
| Laneasagum | Laneasagum Beddome, Madras J. Lit. Sci., ser. 2. 22: 71. 1861. | TYPE: Laneasagum oblongifoilum Beddome | |
| Limacia | Limacia F. Dietrich, Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gaertn. 4: 383. 1818, non Loureiro 1790. | TYPE: Limacia laurifolia (Willdenow) F. Dietrich (Koelera laurifolia Willdenow) Substitute name for Koelera Willdenow 1806, non Koeleria Persoon 1805. | |
| Pycnosandra | Pycnosandra Blume, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavum 2: 191. 1856. | TYPE: Pycnosandra serrata (Blume) Blume (Cyclostemon serratum Blume) Lectotypified by Pfeiffer, Nomencl. Bot. 2: 890. 1874. | |
| Riseleya | Riseleya Hemsley, J. Bot. 55: 286. 1917. | TYPE: Riseleya griffithii Hemsley | |
| Sphragidia | Sphragidia Thwaites, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 7: 269. 1855. | TYPE: Sphragidia zeylanica Thwaites | |
| Stelechanteria | Stelechanteria du Petit Thouars ex Baillon, Adansonia 4: 147. 1864. | TYPE: Stelechanteria thouarsiana Baillon |