Operculicarya decaryi
(Elephant Tree, Jabily)Taxonomy
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Cronquist, Takhtajan & W. Zimmermann, 1966 - Flowering Plants
- Subphylum: Spermatophytina
(auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Seed Plants
- Infraphylum: Angiospermae
auct.
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Subclass: Rosidae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder: Rutanae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Order: Burserales
Baskerville, 1839
- Family: Anacardiaceae
Lindley, 1830 - Sumac Family
- Genus: Operculicarya
(oh-per-koo-lee-KAIR-yuh)
- Specific epithet: decaryi H.Perrier
- Botanical name: Operculicarya decaryi H.Perrier
- Specific epithet: decaryi H.Perrier
- Genus: Operculicarya
(oh-per-koo-lee-KAIR-yuh)
- Family: Anacardiaceae
Lindley, 1830 - Sumac Family
- Order: Burserales
Baskerville, 1839
- Superorder: Rutanae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Subclass: Rosidae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Infraphylum: Angiospermae
auct.
- Subphylum: Spermatophytina
(auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Seed Plants
- Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Cronquist, Takhtajan & W. Zimmermann, 1966 - Flowering Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
Notes:
Publishing author: H.Perrier Publication: in Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat., Paris, n. s., xviii. 249 (1944).
Physical Description
Habit: Deciduous.
Distribution
Growth
Culture: Space 4-6' apart.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun.
Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)
Similar Species
Members of the genus Operculicarya:
There are approximately 10 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: O. borealis · O. capuronii · O. decaryi (Elephant Tree) · O. gummifera · O. gummifera var. seyrigii · O. hirsutissima · O. hyphaenoides · O. monstruosa · O. multijuga · O. pachypus
Members of the genus Micronychia:
There are approximately 6 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: M. acuminata · M. danguyana · M. humbertii · M. macrophylla · M. madagascariensis · M. tsiramiramy
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Notes
Contributors:
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 06, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Data Sources:
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 06, 2007:
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers:
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14992370
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70148-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 876727
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