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Operculicarya
Sign in to saveOperculicarya (also Operculicaria) is a plant genus in the family Anacardiaceae, native to Madagascar, the Comoro Islands, and Aldabra. They are small dioecious pachycaul trees which mainly grow in dry, rocky areas.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyAnacardiaceae
Native toAldabra, Comoros, Madagascar
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 40
- With media
- 30
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Collections
- MO, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Madagascar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Anacardiaceae
- Image
- Operculicarya decaryi.JPG
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- taxon name
- Operculicarya
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Operculicarya
- Commons category
- Operculicarya
- taxon common name
- 盖果漆属
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Encyclopedic overview
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Operculicarya (also Operculicaria) is a plant genus in the family Anacardiaceae, native to Madagascar, the Comoro Islands, and Aldabra. They are small dioecious pachycaul trees which mainly grow in dry, rocky areas.
==Taxonomy==
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