Triplaris
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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Triplaris is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae. Ant tree is a common name for plants in this genus.{{PLANTS|id=TRIPL5|taxon=Triplaris|access-date=15 December 2015}}
The species are variously distributed in the Americas. Some species are used for lumber. They are dioecious pioneer species.{{cite journal|doi=10.1111/plb.12554|title=Reproductive biology and pollination ecology of Triplaris gardneriana (Polygonaceae): A case of ambophily in the Brazilian Chaco|year=2017|last1=Custodio|first1=T.|last2=Comtois|first2=P.|last3=Araujo|first3=A. C.|journal=Plant Biology|volume=19|issue=4|pages=504–514|pmid=28145619|bibcode=2017PlBio..19..504C }}
Species and taxonomy
- Triplaris americana L.
- Triplaris caracasana Cham.
- Triplaris cumingiana Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Triplaris dugandii Brandbyge
- Triplaris fulva Huber
- Triplaris gardneriana Wedd.
- Triplaris melaenodendron (Bertol.) Standl. & Steyerm.
- Triplaris moyobambensis Brandbyge
- Triplaris peruviana Fisch. & Meyer ex C.A. Meyer
- Triplaris punctata Standl.
- Triplaris purdiae Meisn.
- Triplaris purdiei Meisn.
- Triplaris setosa Rusby
- Triplaris vestita Rusby
- Triplaris weigeltiana (Rchb.) Kuntze
References
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