Tarrietia (Noun)
Meaning
Small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Tarrietia is a small genus in the family Malpighiaceae consisting mainly of east Asian and Australian timber trees.
- Tarrietia includes tree species with large overlapping bracts that serve to attract pollinators in many of its flowering members.
- The timber of some of the species belonging to the Tarrietia genus is prized for its workability and good physical properties.
- This small genus of trees contains several members known for having both cultural and traditional uses in different parts of east Asia and Australia.
- Tarrietia species display various pharmacological and medicinal properties making the trees valuable in local eastern medicine systems.