Fagraea
Fagraea is a genus of plants in the family Gentianaceae. It includes trees, shrubs, lianas, and epiphytes. They can be found in forests, swamps, and other habitat in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, with the center of diversity in Malesia.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyGentianaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Gilbert Is.
Fagraea imperialis Miquel, A. Bernecker, ~1860 Fagraea es un género plantas fanerógamas perteneciente a la familia Gentianaceae. Algunos lo clasifican dentro de la familia Loganiaceae y otros constituyen una familia Potaliaceae. Comprende 189 especies descritas y de estas, solo 72 aceptadas.[2] Índice 1 Taxonomía 2 Especies seleccionadas 3 Referencias 4 Enlaces externos Taxonomía El género fue descrito por Carl Peter Thunberg y publicado en Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar 3: 132. 1782.[3] Especies seleccionadas Fagraea acuminatissima Fagraea acutibracteata Fagraea affinis Fagraea alteiana Fagraea amabilis Fagraea berteroana Fagraea carstensensis Fagraea gracilipes Referencias ↑ USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?4603 Archivado el 6 de mayo de 2009 en Wayback Machine. (30 March 2014) ↑ Fagraea en PlantList ↑ «Fagraea». Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2014.
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Fagraea is a genus of plants in the family Gentianaceae. It includes trees, shrubs, lianas, and epiphytes. They can be found in forests, swamps, and other habitat in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, with the center of diversity in Malesia.
Many Fagraea species have a variety of human uses, particularly the wood and flowers. The flowers open in the evening and are often fragrant and bat-pollinated. They are so conspicuous they have roles in Polynesian mythology. They make the trees attractive as ornamental plantings. Some are used in leis. Fagraea auriculata produces a flower over 30 centimeters wide, one of the largest flowers of any plant in the world. Many species, especially the Malesian taxa, have valuable wood. It was used to carve tikis. Some have been used in traditional medicine, perfumery, and aromatherapy. The flowers are featured in the traditional artwork of various cultures.