Careya


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.
;Species
  1. Careya arborea Roxb. - Most of genus range from Afghanistan to Singapore
  2. Careya herbacea Roxb. - Himalayas
  3. Careya valida Kurz - Andaman Islands