Carallia

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| taxon = Carallia

| authority = Roxb.

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| subdivision = See text

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Barraldeia {{Au|Thouars}}
Diatoma {{Au|Lour.}}
Karekandel {{Au|Wolf}}
Petalotoma {{Au|DC.}}
Sagittipetalum {{Au|Merr.}}

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Carallia is a genus of trees in the family Rhizophoraceae.

Description

Carallia species grow as small to medium-sized trees. Their leaves are often dotted black. The fruits are small and ellipsoid to roundish in shape.

Distribution and habitat

Carallia species grow naturally in Madagascar, tropical Asia and northern Australia. Their habitat is lowland rainforests, swamps and on hills from sea level to about {{convert|2000|m|-3}} altitude.

Selected species

Carallia borneensis {{Au|Oliv.}}
Carallia brachiata {{Au|(Lour.) Merr.}} - corkwood (butterfly plant)
Carallia calycina {{Au|Benth.}}
Carallia coriifolia {{Au|Ridl.}}
Carallia diplopetala {{Au|Hand.-Mazz.}}
Carallia euryoides {{Au|Ridley}}

References

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{{cite web | url = http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?2063 | title = Genus: Carallia Roxb. | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network | publisher = United States Department of Agriculture | accessdate = 11 April 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150412112603/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?2063 | archive-date = 12 April 2015 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite book | last1 = Madani | first1 = L. | last2 = Wong | first2 = K. M. | date = 1995 | contribution = Carallia Roxb. | contribution-url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Wong | editor2-first = K. M. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 1 | pages = 328–334 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-9592-34-3 | url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version = (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | accessdate = 11 April 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927074942/http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | archive-date = 27 September 2013 | url-status = dead }}

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