Flacourtia
Flacourtia is a genus of flowering plants in the willow family, Salicaceae. It was previously placed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae. The generic name honors Étienne de Flacourt (1607–1660), a governor of Madagascar. It contains 15 species of shrubs and small trees that are native to the African and Asian tropics and subtropics. Several species, especially F. indica, are cultivated as ornamentals and for their fruits. The trunks of small trees are often guarded by...
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
governors-plum
speciesFlacourtia indica
Lovi-lovi
speciesFlacourtia inermis
Indian coffee plum
speciesFlacourtia jangomas
Flacourtia rukam
speciesFlacourtia rukam
Flacourtia montana
speciesFlacourtia montana
Flacourtia territorialis
speciesFlacourtia territorialis
Flacourtia ramontchi
speciesFlacourtia ramontchi
Flacourtia latifolia
speciesFlacourtia latifolia
Flacourtia zippelii
speciesFlacourtia zippelii
Flacourtia tomentella
speciesFlacourtia tomentella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53451.