''Dalrympelea'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Staphyleaceae Staphyleaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Crossosomatales, native to Europe, temperate and tropical Asia and the Americas. The largest genus ''Staphylea'', which gives the family its name, contains the "bladdernut" trees. ...

. Its native range is Tropical Asia. The genus is named in honour of

Alexander Dalrymple Alexander Dalrymple (24 July 1737 – 19 June 1808) was a Scottish geographer, hydrographer, and publisher. He spent the greater part of his career with the British East India Company, starting as a writer in Madras at the age of 16. He s ...

(1737–1808), a Scottish geographer. and was published in first published in Pl. Coromandel Vol.3 on page 76 in 1820.

Description

Extrafloral nectaries Nectar is a viscous, sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists, ...

have been reported on the

rachis In biology, a rachis (from the [], "backbone, spine") is a main axis or "shaft". In zoology and microbiology In vertebrates, ''rachis'' can refer to the series of articulated vertebrae, which encase the spinal cord. In this case the ''rachi ...

of ''D. trifoliata''.

Species

Species known: *'' Dalrympelea borneensis'' *'' Dalrympelea calciphila'' *'' Dalrympelea grandis'' *'' Dalrympelea nitida'' *'' Dalrympelea pomifera'' *'' Dalrympelea sphaerocarpa'' *'' Dalrympelea stipulacea'' *'' Dalrympelea trifoliata''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5797704 Rosid genera Taxa described in 1820