Lunasia

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Lunasia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Lunasia
Blanco
Species:
L. amara
Binomial name
Lunasia amara
Blanco
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Androcephalium quercifolium Warb.
  • Lunasia babuyanica Merr.
  • Lunasia costulata Miq.
  • Lunasia gigantifolia Merr.
  • Lunasia grandifolia Miq.
  • Lunasia macrophylla Merr.
  • Lunasia mollis Merr.
  • Lunasia nigropunctata Merr.
  • Lunasia obtusifolia Merr.
  • Lunasia parvifolia Miq.
  • Lunasia pubifolia Merr.
  • Lunasia quercifolia (Warb.) K.Schum. & Lauterb.
  • Lunasia quercifolia var. lanceolata C.T.White
  • Lunasia repanda K.Schum. & Lauterb.
  • Lunasia reticulata Elmer
  • Lunasia truncata Elmer
  • Mytilicoccus costulatus Miq.
  • Mytilicoccus grandifolius Miq.
  • Mytilicoccus quercifolius Zoll.
  • Pilocarpus amarus (Blanco) Blanco
  • Rabelaisia parvifolia Planch.
  • Rabelaisia philippinensis Planch.

Lunasia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.[2] It is a monotypic genus that contains a single species, Lunasia amara.

Its native range is Malesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Philippines) to Papuasia (New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago) and northern Queensland.[2]

It grows in lowland tropical moist forests.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Lunasia amara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146096013A146096015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146096013A146096015.en. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Lunasia Blanco | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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