Sorindeia
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| Stem, leaves and fruits of Sorindeia madagascariensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| 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 immersinervia Engl. & Brehmer
- Sorindeia juglandifolia (A.Rich.) Planch. ex Oliv.
- Sorindeia katangensis Van der Veken
- Sorindeia lamprophylla Engl. & K. Krause
- Sorindeia ledermannii Engl. & K. Krause
- Sorindeia lemairei De Wild.
- Sorindeia letestui Pellegr.
- Sorindeia longipetiolulata Engl. & Brehmer
- Sorindeia lundensis Exell & Mendonça
- Sorindeia madagascariensis Thouars ex DC.
- Sorindeia madagascariensis f. elongata L. Marchand
- Sorindeia mayumbensis Van der Veken
- Sorindeia mildbraedii Engl. & Brehmer
- Sorindeia nitidula Engl.
- Sorindeia ochracea Engl.
- Sorindeia oxyandra Bourobou & Breteler
- Sorindeia protioides Engl. & K. Krause
- Sorindeia reticulata Engl. & Brehmer
- Sorindeia revoluta Engl. & Brehmer
- Sorindeia rhodesica R. Fern. & A. Fern.
- Sorindeia rubriflora Engl.
- Sorindeia schweinfurthii Engl.
- Sorindeia submontana Van der Veken
- Sorindeia tchibangensis Pellegr.
- Sorindeia tessmannii Engl.
- Sorindeia undulata R. Fern. & A. Fern.
- Sorindeia winkleri Engl.
References
- ^ a b "Sorindeia". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ a b Nelson, Gil. The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide. p. 86.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Sorindeia". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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