👉 Heterocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australia, and Africa. These plants are characterized by their distinctive, often waxy, outer bark that gives them their name "heterocarp." The plant has two main types: heterotrophic (which do not use sunlight) and autotrophic (which do use sunlight). Heterotrophic plants produce food through photosynthesis, while aut