Sorindeia
| Sorindeia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Sorindeia du Petit-Thouars, 1806 |
Sorindeia is a genus of some three dozen[1] plant species that are native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Comoro Islands and Mascarene Islands.[2] They are distinguished by their compound leaves, large inflorescences and distinctive fruit. In the case of S. madagascariensis, as many as 200 fruit may be carried on a pendant cluster.[2]
Species
Species include:[1]
- Sorindeia africana (Engl.) Van der Veken
- Sorindeia albiflora Engl. & K. Krause
- Sorindeia calantha Mildbr.
- Sorindeia collina Keay
- Sorindeia crassifolia Engl. & K. Krause
- Sorindeia gabonensis Bourobou & Breteler
- Sorindeia gossweileri Exell
- Sorindeia grandifolia Engl.
- Sorindeia heterophylla (Kunth) Marchand
- Sorindeia schweinfurthii Engl.
- Sorindeia submontana Van der Veken
- Sorindeia tchibangensis Pellegr.
- Sorindeia tessmannii Engl.
- Sorindeia undulata R. Fern. & A. Fern.
- Sorindeia winkleri Engl.
References
- 1 2 "Sorindeia". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- 1 2 Nelson, Gil. The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide. p. 86.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Sorindeia&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Sorindeia"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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