Hydnocarpus

Hydnocarpus
Hydnocarpus pentandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Achariaceae
Genus: Hydnocarpus
Gaertner
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Asteriastigma Bedd.
  • Dankia Gagnep.
  • Taraktogenos Hassk.[1]

Hydnocarpus is a genus of medium to large trees of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, having alternate leaves, small dioecious racemose flowers, and capsular fruits of which several are sources of chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpus oil.

Characteristics

Hydnocarpus anthelmintica is host to the Peacock mite Tuckerella filipina.

Medicinal uses

Chaulmoogra oil, extracted from H. wightiana was an early treatment for leprosy.

Hydnocarpus alpina flower
Hydnocarpus alpina leaves

Species

(may contain synonyms) A number of species were formerly in Taraktogenos.

References

  1. "Hydnocarpus Gaertn.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-30. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
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