Allophylus

Allophylus
Allophylus cobbe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Subfamily:	Sapindoideae
Genus:	Allophylus L. (1753)
Diversity
c. 200 species
Synonyms [1]
AporeticaJ.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (1776) AzamaraHochst. ex Rchb. (1841) CominiaP.Browne (1756) GemellaLour. (1790) NassaviaVell. (1829) OrnitropheComm. ex Juss. (1789) SchmideliaL. (1767), nom. illeg. ToxicodendrumGaertn. (1788) UsubisBurm.f. (1768)

Allophylus timoriensis - MHNT

Allophylus is a genus within the plant family Sapindaceae. It includes 211 species with a pantropical distribution. ^[1]

Selected species

Main article: List of Allophylus species

• Allophylus agbala Hauman – Central Africa (DRC)
• Allophylus aldabricus Radlk. – Indian Ocean (Seychelles)
• Allophylus bullatus Radlk. – Central Africa
• Allophylus chartaceus (Kurz) Radlkofer – South/Southeast Asia
• Allophylus chirindensis Baker f. – Southern Africa
• Allophylus cobbe (L.) Rausch. – Pantropical
• Allophylus decipiens (E.Mey.) Radlk. – Southern Africa
• Allophylus dodsonii A.H.Gentry – South America (Ecuador)
• Allophylus edulis (St.Hil.) Radlk. – South America
• Allophylus natalensis (Sond.) De Winter – Southern Africa
• Allophylus pachyphyllus Radlk. – Caribbean (Jamaica)
• Allophylus rapensis F. Brown – Oceania (French Polynesia)
• Allophylus rhomboidalis (Nadeaud) Radlk. – Oceania (French Polynesia and Pitcairn)
• Allophylus rubifolius (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl. – eastern to southern Africa and Arabian Peninsula
  • Allophylus rubifolius var. alnifolius(Baker) Friis & Vollesen
  • Allophylus rubifolius var. dasystachys(Gilg) Verdc.
  • Allophylus rubifolius var. rhusiphyllus (Balf.f.) Friis & Vollesen
  • Allophylus rubifolius var. rubifolius
• Allophylus timoriensis (DC.) Blume – Southeast Asia, Pacific
• Allophylus zeylanicus L. – Sri Lanka

References

1. Allophylus L. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 15 September 2024.

External links

• Allophylus in West African plants – A Photo Guide.