Ackama

Ackama
Ackama australiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Cunoniaceae
Genus: Ackama
A.Cunn.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]
  • Betchea Schltr.
  • Dirhynchosia Blume
  • Spiraeopsis Miq.

Ackama is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cunoniaceae, native to parts of Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.[3] It was first described by Allan Cunningham in 1839.[1]

Members of this genus are trees with imparipinnate leaves, paniculate inflorescences and capsular fruit.[4]: 106  Some produce a useful timber.[4]: 99 

The native range of the genus includes the Philippines, Maluku, New Guiinea including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales, and New Zealand.[3]

Species

As of May 2026, Plants of the World Online accepted the following 10 species:[2]

  • Ackama australiensis (Schltr.) C.T.White
  • Ackama brassii (L.M.Perry) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins
  • Ackama celebica (Blume) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins
  • Ackama clemensiae (L.M.Perry) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins
  • Ackama fulva (Schltr.) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins
  • Ackama nubicola de Lange
  • Ackama paniculosa (F.Muell.) Heslewood
  • Ackama papuana Pulle
  • Ackama rosifolia A.Cunn.
  • Ackama rufa (Schltr.) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins

References

  1. 1 2 "Ackama A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 2(11): 358 (1839)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
  2. 1 2 "Ackama A.Cunn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
  3. 1 2 "Ackama A.Cunn". World Flora Online. World Flora Online Consortium. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
  4. 1 2 Bradford, J.C.; Fortune Hopkins, H.C.; Barnes, R.W. (2004). "Cunoniaceae". In Kubitzki, Klaus (ed.). Flowering Plants, Celastrales, Oxalidales, Rosales, Cornales, Ericales. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Vol. 6. Berlin: Springer. pp. 91–111. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-07257-8. ISBN 978-3-642-05714-4.


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