Epicharis parasitica (Osbeck) Mabb.
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7. Epicharis parasitica (Osbeck) Mabb. View in CoL [see above]
≡ Melia parasitica Osbeck, Dagb. Ostind. Resa : 278. 1757 ≡ Dysoxylum parasiticum (Osbeck) Kosterm. in Reinwardtia 7: 247. 1966 – Holotype: Indonesia, Java, Pulau Peucang, Osbeck s.n. (S No. 09-32222; isotypes: BO fragm., LINN).
Distribution. – Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia to Taiwan, NE Australia and Solomon Is.
See also Mabberley (2013a: 219, 2013b: 25).
Note. – The oldest available specific epithet reflects European unfamiliarity with cauliflory, Linnaeus’ s pupil, Pehr Osbeck, considering the inflorescences to be parasites on the trunk of a tree ( Mabberley, 1992: 2).
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Epicharis parasitica (Osbeck) Mabb.
Holzmeyer, Laura, Hauenschild, Frank, Mabberley, David J. & Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N. 2021 |