| Sarcopteryx | |
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| Sarcopteryx stipata - Steelwood tree, eastern Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Sarcopteryx |
| Species | |
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Sarcopteryx is a genus of plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. They occur in Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas.[1] They are trees with saponin in the bark. Leaves and twigs hairy. Plants have polygamous flowers.[2]
The generic name Sarcopteryx translates to "fleshy wing", as the fruit can be angled, thick or wing shaped. The Greek sarco means fleshy, and pteron is "a wing".[3]