Sarcopteryx | |
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Sarcopteryx stipata - Steelwood tree, eastern Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Tribe: | Cupanieae |
Genus: |
Sarcopteryx Radlk. [1] [2] [3] |
Species | |
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Sarcopteryx is a genus of about 12 rainforest tree species known to science, of the plant family Sapindaceae. [1] [2] [3] [4] They occur in Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas. [2] [3] [5] [6] [7]
They have hairy leaves and twigs, polygamous flowers and bird attracting brightly coloured, capsule fruits. [5]
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". [8]
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Sarcopteryx | |
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Sarcopteryx stipata - Steelwood tree, eastern Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Tribe: | Cupanieae |
Genus: |
Sarcopteryx Radlk. [1] [2] [3] |
Species | |
See text |
Sarcopteryx is a genus of about 12 rainforest tree species known to science, of the plant family Sapindaceae. [1] [2] [3] [4] They occur in Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas. [2] [3] [5] [6] [7]
They have hairy leaves and twigs, polygamous flowers and bird attracting brightly coloured, capsule fruits. [5]
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". [8]
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