''Flacourtia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. The generic name honors

Étienne de Flacourt Étienne de Flacourt (1607–1660) was a French governor of Madagascar, born in Orléans in 1607. He was named governor of Madagascar by the French East India Company in 1648. Flacourt restored order among the French soldiers, who had mutinied. ...

(1607–1660), a governor of Madagascar. It contains 15 species of

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

s and small trees that are native to the African and Asian tropics and

subtropics The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the temperate zones of both hemispheres, they cover the middle latitudes from to approximately 35° north and ...

. Several species, especially '' F. indica'', are cultivated as ornamentals and for their fruits. The trunks of small trees are often guarded by branching spines.

Selected species

* '' Flacourtia indica'' (Burm.f.) Merr. (southern Asia, Madagascar) * '' Flacourtia inermis'' Roxb.; Batoko plum * '' Flacourtia jangomas'' (Lour.) Raeusch. – Indian coffee plum ( Tropical Asia) * '' Flacourtia montana'' J.Graham *'' Flacourtia rukam'' Zoll. & Moritzi – Rukam ( Indonesia)

Formerly placed here

*'' Xylosma flexuosa'' (Kunth) Hemsl. (as ''F. flexuosa'' Kunth)

References

External links

* * Salicaceae genera {{Salicaceae-stub