''Mischodon'' is a genus in the
family
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Picrodendraceae
Picrodendraceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 80 species in 24 genera.Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/ These are subtropical to tropica ...
, described in 1854. The only known species is ''Mischodon zeylanicus'', a tree native to southern
India
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,
Sri Lanka
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, and the
Andaman Islands
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.
[Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.]
Common names
* Sinhala - Tammanna (තම්මැන්න)
* Tamil - Tampanai
See also
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Taxonomy of the Picrodendraceae
As the family Picrodendraceae is erected from the bases of subfamily Oldfieldioideae, its taxonomy remains the same:
Tribe Caletieae
There are 4 subtribes and 13 genera:
:Subtribe Dissiliariinae
::'' Austrobuxus'' (also ''Buraeavia'', ''Bureau ...
References
The Plant List
External links
* http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266543
Monotypic Malpighiales genera
Picrodendraceae
Flora of India (region)
Trees of Sri Lanka
Flora of the Andaman Islands
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