Careya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Lecythidaceae |
Genus: |
Careya Roxb. 1819 |
Synonyms | |
Cumbia Buch.-Ham. |
Cumbia Buch.-Ham.
Careya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, Indochina, and Peninsular Malaysia.
Tropicos gives date of publication as 1811, but volume 3 was 1819.