Dacryodes

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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Dacryodes is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek {{lang|el|dakruon}} meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface.

Description

Dacryodes species grow as shrubs to medium-sized trees. Their bark is smooth to scaly with pale sapwood. Flowers are unisexual. The fruits feature a fleshy and thick pericarp. The fruit of D. rostrata is considered edible in Borneo.

Distribution and habitat

Dacryodes species grow naturally in tropical forests of the Americas, Africa and Asia. The habitats range from lowland to submontane forests from sea-level to {{convert|1500|m|-3}} elevation.

Species

{{As of|2014|May}} The Plant List recognises 63 accepted species (including infraspecific names):

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References

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{{Cite book | last1 = Kochummen | first1 = K. M. | date = 1995 | contribution = Dacryodes Vahl | 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 = 65–74 | 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) | access-date = 6 May 2014 | 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 }}

{{Cite web | title = Dacryodes | url = http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Burseraceae/Dacryodes/ | work = The Plant List | access-date = 6 May 2014 }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl | title = GRIN Taxonomy for Plants | publisher = United States Department of Agriculture}}

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