Buchanania barberi
| Buchanania barberi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Buchanania |
| Species: | B. barberi
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| Binomial name | |
| Buchanania barberi | |
Buchanania barberi is a species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae.[2][3] It is a tree endemic to Nadari in Travancore District of Kerala, India. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Buchanania barberi is a small tree, growing up to 15 metres tall, which flowers between October and January. It grows in coastal moist lowland tropical forest from 20 to 125 metres elevation. It grows in association with Tabernaemontana alternifolia, Hydnocarpus pentandrus, Myxopyrum smilacifolium, Palaquium thwaitesii, Madhuca neriifolia, Piper nigrum, Dregea volubilis, and Clidemia hirta.[1]
The species was first described by James Sykes Gamble in 1916.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Barstow, M. (2023). "Buchanania barberi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T31181A223447603. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Buchanania barberi Gamble". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Buchanania barberi Gamble". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved 12 February 2024.