Mischocarpus facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mischocarpus |
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| Mischocarpus pyriformis foliage | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapindoideae |
| Genus: | Mischocarpus Blume |
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| Mischocarpus sundaicus Blume
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Mischocarpus is a group of about 19 different types of trees. These trees are part of the plant family called Sapindaceae. You can find them growing naturally in many places, from Australia and New Guinea all the way through Southeast Asia, China, and India.
In Australia, there are 11 known kinds of Mischocarpus trees. They grow in the rainforests along the eastern coast. You can see them from Newcastle in New South Wales, heading north through Queensland, up to the Cape York Peninsula.
Discovering Mischocarpus Trees
The name Mischocarpus was first officially published in 1825 by a scientist named Carl L. Blume. He also named the first type of tree in this group, which is called M. sundaicus.
Later, in 1879, another scientist named Ludwig A. T. Radlkofer officially named many more species within the Mischocarpus group. In 1977, R. W. J. M. van der Ham also helped update our understanding of this group of trees, adding new names for some species.
Types of Mischocarpus Species
There are many different species of Mischocarpus trees. Here are some of the known types and where they grow:
- Mischocarpus ailae – This tree grows only in the rainforests of northeastern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland, Australia.
- Mischocarpus albescens – You can find this type only in the Daintree region of northeastern Queensland, Australia.
- Mischocarpus anodontus – This species grows from northeastern New South Wales up to central and northeastern Queensland, Australia.
- Mischocarpus australis – Found from central New South Wales through to southeastern Queensland, Australia.
- Mischocarpus exangulatus – This tree is found only on the Cape York Peninsula and in northeastern Queensland, Australia.
- Mischocarpus grandissimus – Another species found only in northeastern Queensland, Australia.
- Mischocarpus hainanensis – This type grows in Hainan, China.
- Mischocarpus lachnocarpus – Found in northeastern Queensland and the Cape York Peninsula in Australia, and also in New Guinea.
- Mischocarpus largifolius – This species grows from the Solomon Islands to New Guinea.
- Mischocarpus macrocarpus – Found in northeastern to central Queensland, Australia.
- Mischocarpus montanus – This tree grows only in the mountains of northeastern Queensland, Australia.
- Mischocarpus paradoxus – Found in New Guinea.
- Mischocarpus pentapetalus – This species has a wide range, growing in India, southern China, Southeast Asia, and western Malesia.
- Mischocarpus pyriformis – This tree grows along the central coast of New South Wales, through eastern Queensland, up to northeastern Queensland in Australia, and also in New Guinea.
- subsp. papuanus – Found in New Guinea.
- subsp. pyriformis – Grows from the central coast of New South Wales northwards to northeastern Queensland, Australia.
- subsp. retusus – Found in New Guinea.
- Mischocarpus reticulatus – This species grows in New Guinea.
- Mischocarpus stipitatus – Found from the Cape York Peninsula to northeastern and central coastal Queensland, Australia.
- Mischocarpus sundaicus – This type grows in India, southern China, Southeast Asia, and throughout Malesia.
- Mischocarpus triqueter – Found in the Philippines.
See also
In Spanish: Mischocarpus para niños
