Octomeles
| Octomeles | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Tetramelaceae |
| Genus: | Octomeles Miq. |
| Species: | O. sumatrana |
| Binomial name | |
| Octomeles sumatrana Miq. | |
Octomeles is a monotypic genus of plant in family Tetramelaceae. The sole species is Octomeles sumatrana.
Octomeles sumatrana is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands. It and Tetrameles nudiflora are the only two species in the family Tetramelaceae. They were previously classified in the Datiscaceae but found genetically to not form a natural clade with the other members of that family.[1]
The tree is dioecious and large: reaching up to 75 m in height. A pioneer species, it regenerates quickly in disturbed habitats such as logged forest and previously-cultivated land.
References
- ↑ "Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae)" (PDF). Taxon. 60 (1): 122–38. 2011.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Octomeles sumatrana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
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