| Pseudocarapa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Melioideae |
| Genus: | Pseudocarapa Hemsl. (1884) |
| Type species | |
| Pseudocarapa championii (Thwaites) Hemsl. | |
| Species | |
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5; see text | |
Pseudocarapa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Meliaceae. It includes five species which range from Sri Lanka to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, and New Guinea.
The genus is distinguished by its paripinnate leaves, cylindrical staminal tube with appendages, annular or patelliform disk, and pollen shed in tetrads.
The genus was first named by William Hemsley in 1884. Most of the species currently accepted were until recently included in genus Dysoxylum. A genetic study published in 2021 found that Dysoxylum is polyphyletic, and Pseudocarapa was revived and re-circumscribed.
Species
Five species are accepted.
- Pseudocarapa championii (Hook.f. & Thomson ex Thwaites) Hemsl. – Sri Lanka
- Pseudocarapa crassa (Mabb.) Mabb. – Borneo (northern and central Sarawak)
- Pseudocarapa dumosa (King) Holzmeyer & Mabb. – Peninsular Malaysia and Riau Archipelago
- Pseudocarapa inopinata Harms – northern and central New Guinea
- Pseudocarapa yunzaingensis (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Mabb. – eastern New Guinea
References
- ^ Pseudocarapa Blume Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Holzmeyer, L., Hauenschild, F., Mabberley, D.J. and Muellner-Riehl, A.N. (2021), Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species. Taxon, 70: 1248-1272. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12591
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pseudocarapa | |