Camptotheca

Camptotheca acuminata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cornales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Cornales

Familia: Nyssaceae
Genus:
Species: C. acuminata – C. lowreyana

Paleospecies: †C. manchesterii

Name

Camptotheca Decne., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 157. (1873)

  • Type species: Camptotheca acuminata Decne., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 157. (1873)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Nyssopsis Post & Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan.: 393 (1903)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-tropical'
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central, China Southeast
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Vietnam

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: happy tree, cancer tree, tree of life
  • hrvatski: Kamptoteka
  • 日本語: カンレンボク属
  • മലയാളം: കാംപ്‌തോതെക്ക
  • русский: Камптотека
  • 中文: 喜树属
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