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rourea

Scientific Name: Rourea

Family: Connaraceae

Category: Dicot

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Rea: A Botanical Overview

Rea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Connaraceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Rea Aublet
  • Family: Connaraceae
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Major Group: Angiosperms (Flowering plants)
  • Synonyms:
    • Santalodes Kuntze (nom. rej.)
    • Santaloides G. Schellenberg (nom. cons.)
  • Chinese Name: &#29275&#26643&#34276 &#31185 (for the family Connaraceae)

Considerations for Pets

  • The text mentions that the fruits, seeds, or leaves of many species within the genus Rea are poisonous.

Considerations for Children

  • The text mentions that the fruits, seeds, or leaves of many species within the genus Rea are poisonous.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Rea brachyandra occurs in lowland and upland rainforests (complex notophyll to mesophyll vineforests) from near sea-level to 620 m altitude.
  • Some species are found in mature or secondary moist forests at middle elevations, including Hispaniola, the Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, the Guianas, and eastern Venezuela.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Woody lianes, climbing shrubs, or small trees.
  • Leaves are imparipinnate.
  • Inflorescences are racemes or panicles.
  • Flowers are 5-merous.
  • Fruits are follicles, often red at maturity, with persistent sepals.
  • Branches can be glabrous and terete.
  • Leaflets can be oblong or obovate-cuspidate.

Traditional Uses

  • Some species have traditional medicinal uses, such as in Madagascar as a dysentery treatment (Rea emetica leaves), in West Africa (A. villosa leaves), and as an agent against gonorrhea (A. lamarckii leaves).

Specific Species Mentions

  • Rea afzelii R.Br. Ex Planch.
  • Rea bamangensis De Wild.
  • Rea bipindensis Gilg ex G.Schellenb.
  • Rea brachyandra F.Muell.
  • Rea commutata Planch.
  • Rea concolor Bl. (synonym for Rea mimosoides)
  • Rea erecta Merr. (Kamagsa)
  • Rea glabra Kunth
  • Rea induta Planch.
  • Rea microphylla (Hook. & Arn.) Planch.
  • Rea mimosoides (Vahl) Planch.
  • Rea minor (Gaertn.) Alston/Leenh.
  • Rea oblongifolia Hook. and Arn.
  • Rea orientalis
  • Rea platysepala Baker
  • Rea prainiana Talbot
  • Rea santaloides (Vahl) Wight &amp Arn.
  • Rea surinamensis Miq.
  • Rea thomsonii (Baker) Jongkind

Quirky Facts

  • Rea oblongifolia, a Mexican creeper, is said to contain an alkaloid and act as a violent convulsant.
  • Some species of Rea are used against wild dogs.
  • Rea orientalis is known by the common names Kortpeul or Short-Pod or Shortpod.

Resources and Further Information

  • Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa)
  • The Plant List
  • IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
  • Australian Plant Name Index
  • NYBG (New York Botanical Garden) Virtual Herbarium
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Discover Life