Aleurites
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Aleurites

Indian walnut
mu oil tree

Hierarchical position of the Genus Aleurites

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Rosopsida Batsch
pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.
  
   Subclassis  Dilleniidae Takht. ex Reveal & Tahkt.
pub. 1993
  
   SuperOrdo  Euphorbianae Takht. ex Reveal
pub. Novon 2: 236. 1992.
  
   Ordo  Euphorbiales Lindl.
pub. Nix. Pl.: 13. 17 Sep 1833.
  
   Familia  Euphorbiaceae Juss.
pub. Gen. Pl.: 384. 4 Aug 1789.
common name: Spurges
  
   Genus  Aleurites J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
common name: aleurites

Named members of the Genus Aleurites

1
   Species  cordata (Thunb.) R. Br. ex Steudel
syn. Vernicia cordata
2
   Species  fordii Hemsl.
syn. Vernicia fordii
3
   Species  javanica Gand.
syn. Aleurites moluccana
4
   Species  moluccana (L.) Willd.
common name: Indian walnut
5
   Species  montana (Lour.) P. Wilson
common name: mu oil tree
6
   Species  triloba Forster & Forster f.
syn. Aleurites moluccana
7
   Species  trisperma Blanco
syn. Reutealis trisperma

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed October 31, 2004   

 

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