Baccaurea

Baccaurea
Fruits of Baccaurea racemosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Antidesmatoideae
Tribe: Scepeae
Genus: Baccaurea
Lour. (1790)
Type species
Baccaurea ramiflora
Species

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Synonyms
  • Adenocrepis Blume (1826)
  • Calyptroon Miq. (1861)
  • Coccomelia Reinw. (1825)
  • Everettiodendron Merr. (1909)
  • Gatnaia Gagnep. (1924 publ. 1925)
  • Hedycarpus Jack (1823)
  • Microsepala Miq. (1861)
  • Pierardia Roxb. (1832)

Baccaurea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. The genus comprises 51 species, distributed from India to Indochina, southern China, Malesia, New Guinea, and the West Pacific. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Many species contain edible fruits.