| Lissocarpa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ebenaceae |
| Genus: | Lissocarpa Benth. |
Lissocarpa is agenus offlowering plants, described as a genus in 1876.[1][2] It is classified as belonging to the familyEbenaceae, theebony anddiospyros family. It includes only a few species of smallevergreentrees andshrubsspecies native to tropical South America.[3][4]
Lissocarpa species share various characters with other members ofEbenaceae, e.g., the black color of roots and bark,extrafloral nectaries on abaxial leaf surfaces, a persistent calyx, unisexual flowers, biovulate carpels with pendulous ovules, and a similar wood anatomy producing a hard, dark heartwood timber similar toebony. They are slow-growing trees found on a wide variety of soils and sites. They grow in a large range of conditions. Best growth is in the bottom lands of River Valleys.[5]
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