Find the word definition

Wikipedia
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 (N + E India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh)
  3. Careya valida Kurz - Andaman Islands