Indorouchera
| Indorouchera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Linaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hugonioideae |
| Genus: | Indorouchera Hallier f.
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| Species: | I. contestiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Indorouchera contestiana (Pierre) Hallier f.
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| Synonyms | |
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Indorouchera is a
monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Indorouchera contestiana.[2]
Its native range is Cambodia to Vietnam and Borneo.[2]
Description
A
ovary is 3-loculed (has 3 chambers), rather smooth, cylindric to ovoid in shape and 0.8-1 mm long and 0.6-0.7 mm wide. It has 1 or 2 seeds which are ventrally attached (fixed to the belly or underneath). They are often asymmetric, semi-ovoid in shape and 2.5—2.1 mm long and 1.7-1.9 wide.[3]
Taxonomy
The genus name of Indorouchera is in honour of Jean-Antoine Roucher (1745–1794), a French poet,[4] the reason for the Latin specific epithet of contestiana has not been published. Both genus and species were published in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. Vol.39 (Issue 2) on pages 49-50 in 1921.[2]
Uses
The plant contains saponin-like constituents which are toxic. They are used to create poisons to place on arrow tips. The wood (of the stems) is tough, but not excessively hard, and will not split easily.[3]
References
- ^ "Indorouchera Hallier f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Indorouchera contestiana (Pierre) Hallier f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Indorouchera contestiana | Flora Malesiana". portal.cybertaxonomy.org. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.