Hydnocarpus
Encyclopedia
Hydnocarpus is a genus
of medium to large trees of Indonesia
, Malaysia and the Philippines
, having alternate leaves, small dioecious
racemose flowers, and capsular fruits of which several are sources of chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpus oil.
to the Peacock mite
Tuckerella filipina.
was an early treatment for leprosy
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of medium to large trees of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, Malaysia and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, having alternate leaves, small dioecious
Dioecious
Dioecy is the property of a group of biological organisms that have males and females, but not members that have organs of both sexes at the same time. I.e., those whose individual members can usually produce only one type of gamete; each individual organism is thus distinctly female or male...
racemose flowers, and capsular fruits of which several are sources of chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpus oil.
Characteristics
Hydnocarpus anthelmintica is hostHost (biology)
In biology, a host is an organism that harbors a parasite, or a mutual or commensal symbiont, typically providing nourishment and shelter. In botany, a host plant is one that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other fauna...
to the Peacock mite
Peacock mite
The peacock mites are a significant pest in the tropics, for example on citrus fruit. It is the only genus of the mite family Tuckerellidae. Peacock mites are so named because of the elaborate ornamentations adorning the dorsal surface of their bodies ...
Tuckerella filipina.
Medicinal uses
Chaulmoogra oil, extracted from H. wightianaHydnocarpus wightiana
Hydnocarpus wightiana or Chaulmoogra is a tree in the Achariaceae family. The oil from its seeds has been widely used in Indian medicine and Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of leprosy. It entered early Western medicine in the ninteenth century before the era of sulfones and...
was an early treatment for leprosy
Leprosy
Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions...
.
Species
- Hydnocarpus alcalae
- Hydnocarpus alpina Wight
- Hydnocarpus alpina Wight var. elongata Boerl.,
- Hydnocarpus alpina Wight var. macrocarpa Boerl.,
- Hydnocarpus annamensisHydnocarpus annamensisHydnocarpus annamensis is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family. It is found in China, Laos, and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Hydnocarpus annamicus
- Hydnocarpus anomalus
- Hydnocarpus anthelminticusHydnocarpus anthelminticusHydnocarpus anthelminticus is a species of flowering plant in the family Achariaceae.-Medicinal uses:It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name dà fēng zǐ .-External links:*...
- Hydnocarpus beccarianus
- Hydnocarpus borneensis
- Hydnocarpus calophyllus
- Hydnocarpus calvipetalus
- Hydnocarpus castanea
- Hydnocarpus cauliflora
- Hydnocarpus clemensorum
- Hydnocarpus corymbosa
- Hydnocarpus crassifolius
- Hydnocarpus cucurbitinaHydnocarpus cucurbitinaHydnocarpus cucurbitina is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Hydnocarpus curtisii
- Hydnocarpus dawnensis
- Hydnocarpus elmeri
- Hydnocarpus filipesHydnocarpus filipesHydnocarpus filipes is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Hydnocarpus glaucescens
- Hydnocarpus gracilis
- Hydnocarpus grandiflorus
- Hydnocarpus hainanensisHydnocarpus hainanensisHydnocarpus hainanensis is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family. It is found in China and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Hydnocarpus heteroclita
- Hydnocarpus humeiHydnocarpus humeiHydnocarpus humei is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Hydnocarpus ilicifolia
- Hydnocarpus inebrians
- Hydnocarpus kingii
- Hydnocarpus kuenstleri
- Hydnocarpus kurziiHydnocarpus kurziiHydnocarpus kurzii is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family. It is found in India and Myanmar.-Sources:* CAMP Workshops on Medicinal Plants, India 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
(= H. heterophyllus) - Hydnocarpus laevis
- Hydnocarpus lanceolata
- Hydnocarpus lasionema
- Hydnocarpus laurifolius
- Hydnocarpus macrocarpa
- Hydnocarpus merrillianus
- Hydnocarpus microcarpus
- Hydnocarpus moluocana
- Hydnocarpus nanaHydnocarpus nanaHydnocarpus nana is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Hydnocarpus obtusa
- Hydnocarpus octandraHydnocarpus octandraHydnocarpus octandra is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family, but originally placed in the Flacourtiaceae family by Arthur Cronquist. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Sources:...
- Hydnocarpus odoratus
- Hydnocarpus ovoidea
- Hydnocarpus palawanensis
- Hydnocarpus pentagynus
- Hydnocarpus pentandrus
- Hydnocarpus pinguis
- Hydnocarpus piscidia
- Hydnocarpus polyandra
- Hydnocarpus polypetalus
- Hydnocarpus punctifer
- Hydnocarpus quadrasii
- Hydnocarpus saigonensis
- Hydnocarpus scortechiniiHydnocarpus scortechiniiHydnocarpus scortechinii is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Hydnocarpus serrata
- Hydnocarpus setumpul
- Hydnocarpus sharmae
- Hydnocarpus stigmatophorus
- Hydnocarpus subfalcata
- Hydnocarpus subinteger
- Hydnocarpus sumatrana
- Hydnocarpus sumatrana (Miq.) (= H. hutchinsonii)
- Hydnocarpus tamiana
- Hydnocarpus tenuipetalus
- Hydnocarpus tomentosa
- Hydnocarpus unonifolia
- Hydnocarpus venenata Gaertn.
- Hydnocarpus verrucosus
- Hydnocarpus wightianaHydnocarpus wightianaHydnocarpus wightiana or Chaulmoogra is a tree in the Achariaceae family. The oil from its seeds has been widely used in Indian medicine and Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of leprosy. It entered early Western medicine in the ninteenth century before the era of sulfones and...
Blume - Hydnocarpus woodii
- Hydnocarpus wrayi
- Hydnocarpus yatesii