Didymocheton alliaceus

Didymocheton alliaceus is a species of flowering plant in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. It is a tree native to the tropical Pacific islands, ranging from the Solomon Islands to the Caroline Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Niue, Tonga, and the Samoan Islands.[1] It is most closely related to Didymocheton mollissimus of Malesia and mainland Southeast Asia, D. mollis of the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, and Sulawesi, and D. muelleri of northeastern Australia.[2]

Didymocheton alliaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Didymocheton
Species:
D. alliaceus
Binomial name
Didymocheton alliaceus
(G.Forst.) Mabb. (2021)
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Dracontomelon pilosum Seem. (1865)
  • Alliaria richii (A.Gray) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria samoensis (A.Gray) Kuntze (1891)
  • Brucea quercifolia Seem. (1865)
  • Didymocheton funkii (C.DC.) Harms (1940)
  • Didymocheton quercifolius (Seem.) Holzmeyer & Hauenschild (2021)
  • Didymocheton richii A.Gray (1854)
  • Didymocheton samoensis (A.Gray) Holzmeyer & Hauenschild (2021)
  • Dysoxylum abo Hosok. (1937)
  • Dysoxylum alliaceum (G.Forst.) Seem. (1865), nom. illeg.
  • Dysoxylum forsteri C.DC. (1878)
  • Dysoxylum funkii C.DC. (1906)
  • Dysoxylum mollissimum var. halmaheirae Miq. (1868)
  • Dysoxylum pilosum (Seem.) A.C.Sm. (1942)
  • Dysoxylum quercifolium (Seem.) A.C.Sm. (1962)
  • Dysoxylum richii (A.Gray) C.DC. (1878)
  • Dysoxylum samoense A.Gray (1854)
  • Dysoxylum trukense Kaneh. (1935), nom. nud.
  • Macrochiton forsteri M.Roem. (1846)
  • Lussa quercifolia (Seem.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Trichilia alliacea G.Forst. (1786)

The species was first described as Trichilia alliacea by Georg Forster in 1786. It was reclassified as Didymocheton alliaceus in 2021.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Didymocheton alliaceus (G.Forst.) Mabb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Holzmeyer, L., Hauenschild, F., Mabberley, D.J. and Muellner-Riehl, A.N. (2021), Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species. Taxon, 70: 1248-1272. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12591