Dacryodes

Dacryodes species grow as shrubs to medium-sized trees. Their bark is smooth to scaly with pale sapwood. Flowers are unisexual. The fruits feature a fleshy and thick pericarp. The fruit of D. rostrata is considered edible in Borneo. ==Distribution and habitat==

Dacryodes species grow naturally in tropical forests of the Americas, Africa and Asia. The habitats range from lowland to submontane forests from sea-level to elevation. ==Species==

The Plant List recognises 63 accepted species (including infraspecific names): • Dacryodes acutipyrena • Dacryodes bampsiana • Dacryodes belemensis • Dacryodes breviracemosa • Dacryodes buettneri • Dacryodes camerunensis • Dacryodes chimantensis • Dacryodes colombiana • Dacryodes costanensis • Dacryodes costata • Dacryodes crassipes • Dacryodes cupularis • Dacryodes cuspidata • Dacryodes dungii • Dacryodes ebatom • Dacryodes edilsonii • Dacryodes edulis • Dacryodes elmeri • Dacryodes excelsa • Dacryodes expansa • Dacryodes glabra • Dacryodes granatensis • Dacryodes heterotricha • Dacryodes hopkinsii • Dacryodes igaganga • Dacryodes incurvata • Dacryodes kingii • Dacryodes klaineana • Dacryodes kostermansii • Dacryodes kukachkana • Dacryodes laxa • Dacryodes le-testui • Dacryodes ledermannii • Dacryodes leonardiana • Dacryodes longifolia • Dacryodes macrocarpa • Dacryodes macrophylla • Dacryodes microcarpa • Dacryodes multijuga • Dacryodes negrensis • Dacryodes nervosa • Dacryodes nitens • Dacryodes normandii • Dacryodes occidentalis • Dacryodes olivifera • Dacryodes osika • Dacryodes papuana • Dacryodes paraensis • Dacryodes patentinervia • Dacryodes peruviana • Dacryodes puberula • Dacryodes pubescens • Dacryodes roraimensis • Dacryodes rostrata • Dacryodes rubiginosa • Dacryodes rugosa • var. virgata • Dacryodes sclerophylla • Dacryodes steyermarkii • Dacryodes tessmannii • Dacryodes trapnellii • Dacryodes trinitensis • Dacryodes villiersiana ==References==