Hydnocarpus
| Hydnocarpus | |
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| Hydnocarpus pentandra | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Achariaceae |
| Genus: |
Hydnocarpus Gaertner |
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Hydnocarpus is a genus of medium to large trees of Indochina, 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.
Hydnocarpus anthelmintica is host to the Peacock mite Tuckerella filipina.
Chaulmoogra oil, extracted from H. wightiana was an early treatment for leprosy.
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