Allophylus

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Allophylus
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Allophylus cobbe
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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 timoriensis MHNT.BOT.2010.6.63.jpg
Allophylus timoriensis - MHNT

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

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References

  1. 1 2 Allophylus L. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 15 September 2024.