| Careya | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: |
Careya Roxb. 1819 |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cumbia Buch.-Ham. |
|
Cumbia Buch.-Ham.
Careya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, Indochina, and Peninsular Malaysia.
Tropicos gives date of publication as 1811, but volume 3 was 1819.