- Alangium
Taxobox
name = "Alangium"
image_width = 250px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Cornales
familia =Cornaceae (Alangiaceae )
genus = "Alangium"
genus_authority = Lam.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text"Alangium" is a small genus of
flowering plant s. The genus is treated either in a broad view of the dogwood familyCornaceae , or as the sole member of its own family Alangiaceae. Differences from the other genera in Cornaceae include articulatedpedicel s, subulatebract s, bitegmicseed s and the single-seeded fruit.The genus consists of 17 species of small
tree s,shrub s andliana s, and is native to westernAfrica ,Madagascar , southern and easternAsia (China ,Malaysia ,Indonesia , and thePhilippines ), tropicalAustralia , the westernPacific Ocean islands, andNew Caledonia .The entire or lobed leaves are alternate. The bisexual (rarely unisexual) nectiferous flowers are arranged in axillary
cyme s. The flowers have 4-10 smallsepal s and 4-10 linearpetal s. There are 4-40 stamens distributed in a single cycle. The ovary is bilocular (sometimes unilocular), while the fruit is drupe.;Selected species
"Alangium" species are used as food plants by the
larva e of someLepidoptera species in the Geometroidea-Drepanoidea assemblage including the The Engrailed (Geometridae ) and the subfamilyCyclidiinae (Drepanidae ).Uses
One species, "Alangium chinense" (Chinese: 八角枫; pinyin: bā jiǎo fēng), is considered one of the fifty fundamental herbs in
traditional Chinese medicine .References
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?350 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Alangium"]
*APNI | name = Alangium Lam. | id = 25958
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=100931 Flora of Pakistan: "Alangium"]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=12&taxon_id=100931 Flora of Madagascar: "Alangium"]
* [http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=3&start_taxon_id=100931 Flora of China checklist: "Alangium"]
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