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Semecarpus forstenii

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Semecarpus forstenii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Semecarpus
Species:
S. forstenii
Binomial name
Semecarpus forstenii

Semecarpus forstenii is a species of tree in the family Anacardiaceae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.[1] The tree's sap is poisonous.[2]

Names

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S. forstenii is reconstructed as *lapuka in the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language, the reconstructed ancestor of the Malayo-Polynesian languages.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Semecarpus forstenii - Plants of the World Online
  2. ^ a b Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (eds). 2008. The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral Oceanic society. Volume 3: Plants. Pacific Linguistics 599. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University.